Tag: FBI

Spygate Docs and Trump’s RICO Lawsuit: Exploring the Real Reasons Behind the FBI Raid

News Analysis Following the FBI’s raid of the residence of former President Donald Trump, there’s been much speculation about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motivation. Was it done to prevent Trump from running again in 2024, or was the raid related to documents and evidence surrounding the January 6th Commission? While these factors may have…


Firing FBI Leadership Isn’t Enough

Commentary Victor Davis Hanson’s recent appearance on EpochTV’s American Thought Leaders with Jan Jekielek includes one of the most unabashedly scathing critiques of the FBI currently available. As much is obvious. Hanson’s (mostly) ironic statement that he and Jan would “probably have the FBI knocking on this door by the end of the interview” is funny…


Trump Lawyer: Redacted FBI Affidavit Will Show ‘Almost Nothing’

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump predicted that “almost nothing” will be revealed if a redacted version of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) affidavit in the FBI Mar-a-Lago raid is unsealed to the public. A judge in the case, Bruce Reinhart, ordered the Justice Department to submit its affidavit, which was used to seek…


INFOGRAPHIC: Key Events Before the FBI Trump Raid

On Aug. 8, 2022, the FBI and the Department of Justice (DOJ) took the unprecedented step of raiding the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump. The raid prompted a litany of questions. What was the justification for the raid? Were there secondary or unofficial motives? Who ordered and approved the raid? Was the justification…


Ex-FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Destroying Evidence

A former FBI agent said he is pleading guilty to paying a business to wipe his computer hard drive to make it unavailable for forensic examination, according to a statement. Former FBI agent Robert Cessario was charged with corrupt destruction of record in an official proceeding in connection to the trial of former Arkansas Republican…


FBI Unit Leading Mar-a-Lago Probe Earlier Ran Discredited Trump-Russia Investigation

The FBI division overseeing the investigation of former President Trump’s handling of classified material at his Mar-a-Lago residence is also a focus of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation of the bureau’s alleged abuses of power and political bias during its years-long Russiagate probe of Trump. The FBI’s nine-hour, 30-agent raid of the former president’s Florida…


Trump Team Calls for ‘No Redactions’ of FBI Mar-a-Lago Raid Affidavit

A spokesman for former President Donald Trump called on the release of the affidavit used to procure an FBI search warrant of his property last week with “no redactions.” “Trump has made his view clear that the American people should be permitted to see the unredacted affidavit related to the raid and break-in of his…


Former Overstock CEO Seeks Release of Trump Raid Affidavit in Court Motion

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, a key figure in a December 2020 White House meeting seeking to encourage then President Donald Trump to investigate allegations of election fraud, has filed a motion in the Department of Justice’s investigation of Trump, calling for the release of the key document justifying the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Agents…


Locals React to FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—George said he thinks former president Donald Trump got what he deserved with the Mar-a-Lago raid. But he also said the raid was politically motivated and that he doesn’t trust the FBI. “Even though I don’t like him, I think it’s all part of the same game from the other side, just…


Former Overstock CEO Files Motion Urging Release of Trump Raid Affidavit

Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne, a key figure in a December 2020 White House meeting seeking to encourage then President Donald Trump to investigate allegations of election fraud, has filed a motion in the Department of Justice’s investigation of Trump, calling for the release of the key document justifying the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Agents…