Tag: FBI

AG Merrick Garland Says He ‘Personally Approved’ FBI’s Trump Raid

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday provided the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) first public statement about the FBI raid targeting former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this week, coming as both the FBI and DOJ have issued virtually no comments on the unprecedented incident. Garland told reporters that his agency filed a motion Thursday to…


FBI Sends ‘Clear Message’ to Trump and His Supporters: The Swamp Is Real, Says Rep. Davidson

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is an escalation of an ongoing attack on anyone who dares to upset the political status quo in Washington, according to Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). “I think a lot of my constituents were shocked, frankly, across the political spectrum. But obviously, the more supportive of President Trump, the more upset…


FBI Sends ‘Clear Message’ to Trump, His Supporters: The Swamp Is Real, Rep. Davidson Says

The FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago is an escalation of an ongoing attack on anyone who dares to upset the political status quo in Washington, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) says. “I think a lot of my constituents were shocked, frankly, across the political spectrum. But obviously, the more supportive of…


The Swamp Is Real: FBI Sends ‘Clear Message’ To Trump and His Supporters, Congressman States

The FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago is an escalation of an ongoing attack on anyone who dares to upset the political status quo in Washington, according to Congressman Warren Davidson (R-Ohio). “I think a lot of my constituents were shocked, frankly, across the political spectrum. But obviously, the more supportive of President Trump, the more upset…


Devin Nunes Sees Parallels Between Russia Investigation and the Raid on Mar-a-Lago

The FBI’s raid on Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago represents another example of the Democratic party’s objective to politically “target” and “destroy” the former president, according to former U.S. Rep. and current Trump Media and Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes. On Aug. 8, Trump released a statement saying that “a large group of FBI agents”…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘I Didn’t See Donald Trump Sweating At All’: GOP Lawmakers Who Met Trump Say He’s Not Perturbed By FBI Raid

Former President Donald Trump was “very upbeat” in the wake of the FBI raid on his home, according to Republican lawmakers who met with him on Aug. 9. About a dozen members of the Republican Study Committee, led by chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.), met with Trump over dinner at his golf club in Bedminster, New…


Armed Suspect at FBI Office Triggers Police Chase, Shots Reportedly Fired

An armed individual allegedly tried to breach the FBI’s building near Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday morning before he fled the scene, according to the FBI in a statement. “At approximately 9 AM this morning an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at FBI Cincinnati. After an alarm and a response by FBI…


FBI Says Armed Person Attempted to ‘Breach’ Building Before Fleeing

An armed individual allegedly tried to breach the FBI’s building near Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday morning before he fled the scene, according to the FBI in a statement. “At approximately 9 AM this morning an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at FBI Cincinnati. After an alarm and a response by FBI…


Ex-FBI Official Could Testify on Claims Agency Inflated ‘Domestic Violent Extremism’ Numbers

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is calling on former FBI Counterterrorism Division Assistant Director Jill Sanborn to testify regarding whistleblower claims that agents were pressured to reclassify cases as “domestic violent extremism” even if they did not meet the criteria. In a letter to Sanborn on Aug. 10 the Republican lawmaker, who serves as the ranking member of…


Pro-Trump Group Demands Records From Justice, FBI on Search of Trump’s Home

The America First Policy Institute said it “demands answers” about Monday’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home compound at Mar-a-Lago. The AFPI, a pro-Trump policy shop, has filed requests under the Freedom of Information Act with the Department of Justice and the FBI, which conducted the raid. “To drive transparency for the American…