A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted the Department of Justice (DOJ) permission to regain access to around 100 documents marked classified seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Judges Robin Rosenbaum, Britt Grant, and Andrew Brasher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit unanimously agreed the lower court…
Appeals Court Allows DOJ to Regain Access to Classified Documents Seized From Mar-a-Lago
The Establishment’s Response to Trump’s Presidency
Commentary In late July 2016, FBI Director James Comey notified certain members of the Obama White House, along with Director of National Intelligence James Clapper about the FBI’s opening of the “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation into the presidential campaign of Donald Trump. CIA Director John Brennan was already aware, since he was the one who had…
FBI Suspends Whistleblower Who Claimed Bureau Is Mishandling Jan. 6 Investigations: GOP
House Republicans said Tuesday that the FBI suspended a whistleblower who pushed back against the bureau’s handling of Jan. 6 Capitol breach investigations. “The FBI SUSPENDED a whistleblower for refusing to carry out the Bureau’s politicized investigations,” House Judiciary Republicans wrote on Twitter. It did not provide more details, including the identity of the alleged…
Mike Lindell Sues FBI, DOJ After Agents Seized His Phone, Says They Violated His Constitutional Rights
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is suing the FBI and the Department of Justice over the seizure of his phone while he was at a Hardee’s drive-through in Mankato, Minnesota earlier this month. In a lawsuit (pdf) filed in a federal court in Minnesota, lawyers for Lindell claimed the seizure of his mobile device violated his First, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment…
Reform or Extinction for FBI After Decades of Power Abuse?
With every day bringing more evidence of FBI corruption, GOP lawmakers are promising investigations should they retake Congress in November. But recent history shows that attempts to rein in the bureau have only augmented its power—and that’s the way U.S. presidents wanted it, from Nixon to Obama and now Biden. In this explosive new episode…
Special Master in Trump Case Says He Doesn’t Want to See Records Marked Classified
A U.S. judge appointed as a special master in the legal battle over records held at former President Donald Trump’s home said on Sept. 20 that he prefers not to see the materials marked classified that were seized by FBI agents. “Let’s not belittle the fact that we are dealing with at least potentially legitimately…
FBI Responds to Whistleblower Saying Child Abuse Cases Being Dropped in Favor of Jan. 6
The FBI responded Tuesday after alleged bureau whistleblowers came forward and accused it of moving agents from child abuse cases to “domestic violent extremist” cases. On Monday evening, House Judiciary Republicans wrote on Twitter that an unnamed whistleblower came forward and told them that the FBI is moving agents from child sexual abuse cases to…
DOJ Internal Misconduct Shrouded in Veil of Secrecy
Commentary Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz was busy last week, releasing three separate reports on Monday alone. Each detailed misconduct by a different assistant U.S. attorney: One finds a federal lawyer trying to use his position to avoid a drunk driving charge; another finds a government attorney getting drunk and physically belligerent at a meeting with foreign…
Government Hasn’t Proven Trump Held Classified Records: Trump Lawyers
U.S. officials have not proven that former President Donald Trump held classified records, lawyers for the ex-president said in a new filing on Sept. 20. The government “presupposes that the documents it claims are classified are, in fact, classified and their segregation is inviolable. However, the Government has not yet proven this critical fact,” the…
LIVE 10:30 AM ET: FBI Paid Russian Source for Anti-Trump Disinfo
The FBI paid a Russian source for anti-Trump disinformation and may have attempted to conceal information on the source from investigators. This is according to newly released information from special counsel John Durham and his investigation into the Trump-Russia hoax. In other news, a whistleblower has revealed new information on intelligence failures ahead of the…
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