Name: CIA vs FBI: What’s The Difference?
Uploaded: 2016-12-31T08:17:08.000Z
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In the aftermath of the 2016 election, differing stories about potential Russian hacking have

set the US’s two main intelligence agencies against each other.

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The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, briefed US officials that Russian hackers had infiltrated

the Democratic National Committee, with the intention to sway the election in favor of

On the other hand, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI has outright denied these reports,

saying there is no clear evidence to support them.

So, what is going on, why are these two agencies at odds, and what exactly is the difference

Well, in a nutshell, the primary difference between the two is scope.

The FBI’s jurisdiction covers domestic issues, and operates as a law enforcement agency.

The CIA deals primarily with external, foreign intelligence, and is considerably more covert.

Not even its budget is publicly reported, and is only known via leaks.

What this ultimately means is that the two have radically different goals.

The FBI is more likely to arrest domestic offenders, while the CIA is in the business

of collecting global intelligence in order to stave off any potential offenses.

This sort of dichotomy can even lead to the two butting heads.

Various intelligence failures have been blamed on the lack of information sharing between

One example from 1979 allegedly saw the FBI attempt to arrest a high-profile fugitive

hiding among corrupt officials in the Bahamas.

But the CIA was relying on those same corrupt officials to house a different, high-profile

While the two agencies argued about what was more important, protecting the Shah, or arresting

This example perfectly illustrates the two agencies’ priorities, and why they are at

Similarly, the current Russian hacking scandal is a clear example of the difference in standards.

While the FBI has not explicitly said that the CIA’s conclusion is false, it has made

it clear that the amount of evidence available would not be enough to convict anyone in a

court of law, and thus is not worth disclosing.

However, the CIA is not especially interested in demonstrating proof in a court of law,

and is more concerned with addressing the allegations with the evidence they do have.

In the meantime, president-elect Donald Trump has dismissed the CIA’s claims while both

Republicans and Democrats in Congress, are calling for bipartisan support to prevent

any potential future hacking or cyberattacks.

President Obama has launched a full-scale investigation of the claims, to conclude before

But whether or not anything more is discovered will do little to bring the FBI and CIA together.

With different perspectives, jurisdictions, and standards, each serves an important role

Letting a criminal escape from the Bahamas wasn’t the CIA’s first blunder.

Some of its biggest mistakes have led to mistaken incarceration, failed coup d’etats, and

other embarrassing international situations.

So, what have been the CIA’s biggest failures?

It was kept as a highly classified secret, mostly because what they were doing was extremely

The most famous aspect of the program was drugging American and Canadian citizens with

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