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Dan Banino's departure highlights the fraught environment within and surrounding the FBI. It exemplifies the difficulties faced by outsiders attempting to reform or challenge institutional inertia, especially when internal pressures, bureaucratic norms, and political directives come into play.
While Banino's departure may be seen as a setback for the MAGA movement's efforts to overhaul federal institutions, it also reveals the resilience and complexity of those organizations. Whether or not genuine reform is possible remains an open question, but one thing is clear: insider or outsider, navigating the culture of the federal bureaucracy is an arduous journey—one marked by sacrifice, controversy, and often, unfulfilled expectations.