Tag: F.B.I
F.B.I. Arrests Wisconsin Judge, Patel Says
Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested on suspicion that she “intentionally misdirected federal agents away from” an immigrant being pursued by the authoriti [...]
Kash Patel Embraces the Limelight, Unlike Recent F.B.I. Directors
Kash Patel’s embrace of the spotlight appears to be a break from the recent past, as his predecessors typically did the job with little fanfare.
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F.B.I. Suspends Bureau Employee on Patel’s So-Called Enemies List
The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidenti [...]
F.B.I. Leaders Push to Restore Trust in the Agency They Once Undermined
In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institut [...]
Dan Bongino Tells the F.B.I. He Is Not Partisan
The F.B.I.’s No. 2 official said he would rise above partisanship, an admission that reflected skepticism among former and current agents about whethe [...]
Signal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
Whether the agencies open an investigation will bring into sharp relief the intended approach of their leaders, Kash Patel and Pam Bondi, who promised [...]
With Arrival of Bongino, Trump Loyalists Take Command of the F.B.I.
From his wildly popular podcast to the No. 2 post at the F.B.I., Dan Bongino joins Kash Patel, President Trump’s former election surrogate, to lead th [...]
Patel Pushes Command Changes at F.B.I.
The move means almost all top agents in the field will no longer answer to the deputy director, a significant departure from the way the F.B.I. has wo [...]
F.B.I. Returns Materials Taken From Mar-a-Lago to Trump
Among the items taken from the president’s Florida residence were files that investigators said contained classified material and formed the central e [...]
Kash Patel Holds His First Weekly F.B.I. Call With Agents
In the call with top agents, Kash Patel, the new director, discussed fitness standards, playing on the bureau’s hockey team and partnering with Ultima [...]
Before Ascending to Top Tier of F.B.I., Bongino Fueled Right-Wing Disbelief
The post of deputy director will give Dan Bongino access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as rumor, speculation and false acc [...]
Right-Wing Commentator Named F.B.I. Deputy Director
The choice of Dan Bongino is a radical departure from the bureau’s history of having a veteran agent serve in the key role that oversees operations.
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Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director
The vote puts Kash Patel in charge of the country’s premier law enforcement agency.
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Hiring Freeze Creates Confusion and Concern at F.B.I.
President Trump’s directive is supposed to exempt national security and public safety positions, but the F.B.I. has put an immediate hiring freeze in [...]
Trump’s F.B.I. Pick Sees ‘Deep State’ Plotters in Government, and Some Good in QAnon
Kash Patel’s public praise of the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to [...]