Tag: FBI

DOJ Urges Court to Partially Halt Order for Trump Special Master

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sept. 8 urged a federal judge to stay part of her recent special master order, arguing that the government should be able to continue accessing the records marked classified that were seized from former President Donald Trump’s home last month. Government lawyers said that investigators must have access…


Grassley Challenges Recently Retired FBI Agent to Explain His Role in Hunter Biden Probes

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) challenged former FBI assistant Special Agent Timothy Thibault during a Sept. 7 Senate floor speech to sit down for an on-the-record interview to answer questions about his role in the bureau’s review of Hunter Biden’s laptop and investigations of former President Donald Trump. “Thibault said that he ‘welcomes any investigation’ into…


Trump: FBI Photos of ‘Top Secret’ Documents Were a ‘Set Up’

Former President Donald Trump said that a photo showing alleged top secret files that were scattered on the floor of Mar-a-Lago was a “set up” by the Department of Justice (DOF) and FBI. In an interview with Indian broadcaster NDTV, Trump was asked about a DOJ court filing last week that showed documents and papers…


US Government May Make Public More Portions of FBI’s Trump Search Warrant Affidavit: Judge

A federal judge says the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) may make public additional portions of the affidavit that led to a search warrant being approved for former President Donald Trump’s home. Matthew Olsen, the assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s National Security Division, asked the U.S. court in Washington to allow the government to…


Expert Warns US Descending Into ‘Anarchy’ Amid Heightened Distrust of DOJ, Law Enforcement

A legal expert has warned that the country risks descending into “anarchy” amid escalating criticism of federal law enforcement bodies in the wake of the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago. Facing heated allegations of bias, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Aug. 30 banned political activity of all non-career, political appointees at agency. “We must do…


US at Risk of Descent Into ‘Anarchy’ Amid Heightened Distrust of DOJ, Law Enforcement, Expert Warns

The United States is at risk of descending into “anarchy” amid escalating criticism of federal law enforcement entities in the wake of the FBI’s raid last month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a legal expert has warned. The Department of Justice (DOJ), in response to claims of bias, on Aug. 30 banned all…


Ex-FBI Boss Says FBI Trump Search Warrant Could Be ‘Suppressed’

A former top FBI official said the warrant used to search former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence may be thrown out due to its scope. On Monday, a federal judged sided with Trump’s lawyers and issued an order approving a special master, or a neutral third-party, to review and take control of materials that were…


Trump Team: Washington Post Colluding With FBI Over Nuclear Secrets ‘Leaks’

A spokesperson and a lawyer for former President Donald Trump reacted to an anonymously sourced Washington Post report that claimed a document describing a foreign government’s nuclear capabilities was discovered during the FBI raid on Trump’s home last month. “The Washington Post continues to serve as the propaganda arm of the Biden administration, and instead of…


Trump Says ‘Highly Confidential’ Personal Documents Were Taken by FBI

Former President Donald Trump wrote Wednesday that FBI agents took his “complete and highly confidential medical file and history” and tax records during the Aug. 8 raid at Mar-a-Lago. “Not only did the FBI steal my Passports in the FBI Raid and Break-In of my home, Mar-a-Lago, but it has just been learned through court…


New Danchenko Court Filing Shows That FBI Knew in January 2017 that Steele Dossier Was Fabricated

News Analysis Lawyers for Igor Danchenko, who was the primary source for British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s infamous dossier on Donald Trump in 2016, have filed a motion to dismiss charges brought against Danchenko by special counsel John Durham. Durham alleges that Danchenko lied to the FBI about his sources used in the dossier. Danchenko is…