The investigations will inevitably be conducted by a majority White workforce — 74% of FBI employees are White, according to the Office of Personnel Management. And just 4.7% of the roughly 13,500 special agents at the FBI identify as Black or African American, the agency says.
McMillion insists the racial makeup of the investigative teams won’t affect the outcome, but he acknowledges that stronger relationships with communities of color are possible only if the FBI diversifies.
“It is good to have diversity among the ranks because it does bring trust,” McMillion said. “But those agents…
