Jul 06 After Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address, an armed man was arrested there, prosecutors say By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors say Trump posted on his social media platform what he claimed was the home address of former President Barack Obama the same day a man with guns in his van was arrested near the property. Continue reading
Jun 27 FBI, Homeland Security ignored ‘massive amount’ of intelligence before Jan. 6, Senate report says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press A Senate committee's report says the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 7:10 Report says DOJ resisted investigating Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for over a year By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that in the days and weeks following the Jan. 6 attack, senior officials at the Justice Department and the FBI made critical decisions that might have compromised its investigation of former President Trump… Continue watching
Jun 07 What you need to know about the Republican-FBI clash over a Biden-related document By Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. Continue reading
May 31 GOP House Oversight chairman moves to hold FBI director Wray in contempt of Congress By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans in Congress are locked in an escalating fight with the director of the FBI. Continue reading
May 19 Court says FBI broke rules when scouring foreign intelligence for information on Jan. 6, racial protests By Eric Tucker, Associated Press FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a vast repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and racial justice protests in 2020. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: Former FBI employees accuse bureau of ‘weaponization’ against conservatives By Lindsay Whitehurst, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The three men who described themselves as whistleblowers alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in front of a House panel on what Republicans assert is the "weaponization" of government against conservatives. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 4:50 Durham report criticizes FBI investigation into Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori, Matt Loffman Special counsel John Durham's report of the FBI’s probe into the 2016 Donald Trump campaign was released to the public Monday. Durham was appointed by former Attorney General William Barr to look into what many on the right saw as… Continue watching
May 15 Special prosecutor harshly criticizes FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation but no new charges By Eric Tucker, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Continue reading
May 08 How Louisiana police are using a DNA ‘lab in a box’ to solve crimes By Roby Chavez Louisiana is the first state in the country to work with the FBI to integrate Rapid DNA testing into the booking process. Law enforcement officials say the technology can aid arrests and help lessen the burden of backlogs. Continue reading