Politics May 18 'There's an obsession there,' Comey says of Trump after 2nd indictment By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson
Politics May 14 FBI Director Kash Patel took 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial, emails show With few exceptions, snorkeling and diving are off-limits around the USS Arizona. The battleship is now a military cemetery reachable only by boat. It has stood as one of the nation’s most hallowed sites since Japan bombed and sank the… By Jim Mustian, Eric Tucker, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press
Politics May 12 WATCH: FBI Director Kash Patel, ATF, DEA heads testify in Senate hearing FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on the job and has been unreachable at times to his staff “unequivocally, categorically false.”… By Eric Tucker, Associated Press
Politics May 06 Justice Department can keep 2020 ballots seized from Fulton County in Georgia, judge rules The Jan. 28 seizure by the FBI targeted the elections hub in Georgia’s most populous county, which is heavily Democratic and includes most of the city of Atlanta. By Kate Brumback, Associated Press
Politics May 06 Watch 5:46 FBI reportedly investigates journalist who wrote about Kash Patel's heavy drinking The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into whether information was leaked to a reporter for The Atlantic, who wrote that FBI Director Kash Patel’s quote “excessive drinking” was causing deep concern in the bureau. Carol Leonnig, a senior… By Amna Nawaz, Doug Adams
May 06 AP report: FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe By Eric Tucker, Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The search at Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas’s district office in Portsmouth comes after the Democrat helped lead the state’s recent redistricting effort. Continue reading
May 05 Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia's Fulton County By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Department of Justice is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold that Donald Trump has long accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory… Continue reading
Apr 28 James Comey indicted in probe over online post officials say constituted Trump threat By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The criminal case is the second in a matter of months against Comey and is part of the Trump administration Justice Department's relentless effort to prosecute political opponents of the Republican president. Continue reading
Apr 28 Federal agents serve search warrants in Minnesota fraud probe By Mark Vancleave, Associated Press Federal agents have served search warrants in Minnesota in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Blanche, Patel and Pirro announce federal charges against accused Trump dinner gunman By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's… Continue reading