"What happened here is that they (FBI and CIA) decided their judgment about who was fit to be president was superior to the public's, and they weren't going to take the public's determination for an answer,"

HUBRIS:

Hubris means, in a modern context, extremely foolish and irrational pride. In its ancient Greek context, it typically describes violent and excessive behavior rather than an attitude. The adjectival form of the noun hubris is "hubristic".

'Ball of Collusion' Thoughtfully Connects the Dots on Clinton and Obama  John Kass  Posted: Aug 27, 2019

    I interviewed Andrew McCarthy about his new book, "Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency," because it is a critically important read for thoughtful people.

"This is a story about hubris," is how it begins.

Thoughtful people know that for all our grand monuments carved of granite and marble, a republic is an extremely fragile thing. Especially now, as a cynical establishment seeks restoration, as establishment Kemalist bureaucrats run for cover, and as the divisions in our nation widen and public discourse sounds like rival packs of angry barking dogs.

And in a few weeks, sooner perhaps, the dogs will begin barking even louder upon release of Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report on his investigation of possible Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act abuses by the Justice Department and the FBI as they looked into Donald Trump and Russia.

It all starts with hubris.  ( ADMITTEDLY, I HAD TO LOOK UP THE DEFINITION )

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