Tag: FBI

Anti-Trump Academic Floated for Trump Special Master Position Indicates She’d Serve If Picked

A law professor who has been put forth to a federal court as an option for the possible special master position if the court grants former President Donald Trump’s motion indicated she’d serve if chosen. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, is weighing Trump’s request to appoint a special master, or an independent…


Whistleblower Lawyer: FBI Agents Have Lost Confidence in Director Wray

A lawyer representing several unnamed FBI whistleblowers said Wednesday that agents have lost confidence in the bureau’s leadership amid recent controversy. The FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have faced Republican criticism over the raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, while a number of whistleblowers have provided testimony to GOP lawmakers about alleged…


Law Professor Says DOJ Photo of ‘TOP SECRET’ Mar-a-Lago Documents Could Be ‘Misleading’

Constitutional lawyer Jonathan Turley wrote that a newly disclosed FBI photo taken at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago could leave a “misleading impression.” The image appears to show six documents labeled “top secret” and others dubbed “secret,” apparently captured inside Trump’s Florida residence during the FBI raid in early August. It was included toward the…


Trump Lawyer May Have Walked Into DOJ Perjury Trap, New Documents Reveal

News Analysis In a late-night filing on Aug. 30 in response to former President Donald Trump’s motion for an independent party to scrutinize documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate, the Department of Justice (DOJ) urged a judge not to grant the motion. Much attention has focused on a photograph attached to the DOJ’s filing. The…


Trump Says FBI ‘Threw Documents Haphazardly All Over the Floor’ During Mar-a-Lago Raid

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a response to a new court filing from the Department of Justice (DOJ) that appeared to show allegedly classified materials scattered on the floor during the FBI Mar-a-Lago raid early in August. The image appears to show six documents labeled “top secret” and several that were labeled “secret,”…


Trump Lawyer Reveals What Argument Former President Will Make in Court

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer said Tuesday that the 45th president will attempt to challenge the legality of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago based on his Fourth Amendment rights. “In terms of what we do in the future, you know, there’s this Fourth Amendment like you brought up, there’s a fourth amendment issue here; the…


Can Americans Still Trust the FBI?

Commentary NTD productions present “Raid on America: A Special Documentary Report,” available on EpochTV. This episode follows NTD correspondent Paul Greaney as he examines the legalities of the recent FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s home and whether or not the FBI is objective in its investigations. Trump Is Still a Major Political Threat…


AG Merrick Garland Issues Memo Warning DOJ About Talking to Congress

Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a memo to Department of Justice (DOJ) employees reiterating the agency’s policy that prohibits communicating with congressional lawmakers. Garland wrote in a Tuesday memo to staff that the agency is reminding “all Department personnel of our existing policies regarding communications between the Justice Department and Congress,” citing and directing to…


FBI Official Accused of Blocking Probe Into Hunter Biden Says He Retired, Wasn’t Fired

An FBI official who has been accused of blocking an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son stepped down this month, lawyers representing the official confirmed to The Epoch Times on Aug. 31. Timothy Thibault “voluntarily retired” and “was not fired, not forced to retire, and not asked to retire,” lawyers with Morrison & Foerster LLP…


Newly Disclosed Photograph Shows Documents Marked Classified at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

A newly disclosed picture shows documents with classified markings at former President Donald Trump’s resort in Florida. The image, embedded below, shows six documents labeled “top secret” and several marked “secret.” The photograph was captured on Aug. 8, when FBI agents executed a search warrant on Mar-a-Lago, according to government lawyers. The lawyers included the…