Tag: F.B.I
Advisers Propose That Trump Give Security Clearances Without F.B.I. Vetting
A memo circulating in Donald Trump’s orbit says that if elected he should use private firms to check appointees’ backgrounds and give them immediate a [...]
F.B.I. Releases Redacted Report on Havana Syndrome
Some current and former officials have said the 2019 F.B.I. analysis sowed doubt within the C.I.A. and parts of the Trump administration about the roo [...]
F.B.I. Investigating Hacking That Trump Campaign Attributes to Iran
The bureau did not specifically name Iran or former President Donald J. Trump but referred to news reports on a “campaign cyberintrusion.”
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F.B.I. Seizes Phone of GOP Representative Andy Ogles.
Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee reported lending his campaign $320,000 in 2022 before retracting it.
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Bullet or Fragment of One Struck Trump’s Ear, F.B.I. Says
The explanation was the most definitive to date after the bureau’s director had earlier suggested the former president might have been hit by shrapnel [...]
Justice Dept. Settles Lawsuit With Former F.B.I. Officials Targeted by Trump
Peter Strzok, a former F.B.I. agent, and Lisa Page, a former lawyer for the bureau, accused the Trump administration of violating their privacy after [...]
Assessing Cause of Trump Wound, F.B.I. Examines Bullet Fragments From Rally
The bureau is assessing what caused the former president’s wound during an assassination attempt. The question has turned political.
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Judge Skeptical About Request to Limit Trump Statements on F.B.I.
Judge Aileen Cannon posed tough questions to prosecutors who want to bar the former president from making inflammatory remarks about the agents who se [...]
Oakland’s Mayor Had Enough Troubles. Then the F.B.I. Came Knocking.
Sheng Thao was already facing a recall election as residents remain frustrated over crime and homelessness. She said on Monday that she had committed [...]
Judge Skeptical About Request to Limit Trump Statements on F.B.I.
Judge Aileen Cannon posed tough questions to prosecutors who want to bar the former president from making inflammatory remarks about the agents who se [...]
Trump Lawyers Argue Barring Attacks on F.B.I. Would Censor ‘Political Speech’
In a filing, the lawyers in the classified documents case made an aggressive, and at times misleading, argument against prosecutors’ request for the j [...]
F.B.I. Director Makes Rare Visit to Africa as Terrorism Threat Grows
The Islamic State and Al Qaeda consider Africa ‘very fertile ground,’ said Christopher A. Wray, who is meeting with officials in Nigeria and Kenya.
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Ex-Agent Who Criticized F.B.I. to Congress Has Security Clearance Reinstated
Marcus Allen was also awarded back pay and resigned from the bureau after reaching a settlement agreement, his lawyer said.
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Prosecutors Seek to Bar Trump From Attacking F.B.I. Agents in Documents Case
The prosecutors said the former president had made “grossly misleading” assertions about the F.B.I.’s search of Mar-a-Lago that could endanger the age [...]
House Panel Seeks F.B.I. Investigation Into Doping by Chinese Swimmers
The bipartisan request for a criminal inquiry relies on a law that gives the Justice Department the power to prosecute doping offenses that do not occ [...]