Enlarge (credit: FBI) The Federal Bureau of Investigation has added GirlsDoPorn founder Michael James Pratt to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, nearly three years after he was charged with sex trafficking in a US federal court in California. The FBI is now offering a reward of $ 100,000 for information leading to his arrest, […]
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Federal judge grants Trump’s request for a special master to look through docs seized in the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago
Former President Donald Trump speaks at CPAC in Dallas, Tex., on August 6, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A federal judge granted Trump's request for a special master to review seized docs. The special master would screen for "potentially privileged material." The DOJ had opposed the move, arguing that Trump "lacked standing." A federal judge in […]
‘Little lies point to bigger lies’: James Comey writes that the FBI’s investigation into Kavanaugh won’t be ‘as hard as Republicans hope it will be’
Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images Former FBI director James Comey wrote in an op-ed Sunday that the FBI’s background check into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will not be “as hard as Republicans hope it will be.” FBI investigators “know that little lies point to bigger lies,” Comey wrote. “They know that obvious lies by the nominee […]
Trump refutes report that the White House is setting restrictions on the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation: ‘Actually, I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate’
Reuters President Donald Trump on Saturday refuted a NBC News report that said the White House was setting restrictions on the FBI’s investigation into sexual-misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. “Actually, I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their discretion,” Trump tweeted. NBC News had reported Saturday that the FBI will not be […]
Michael Cohen’s taxi businesses that were used as collateral for a bank loan are reportedly on the FBI’s radar
AP Images The scope of the FBI’s raid on the offices of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, reportedly includes a look at Cohen’s taxi businesses. Cohen reportedly took out a business loan using his three taxi companies as collateral. Cohen may already be under investigation for possible bank fraud, wire fraud, and campaign […]
Damning report to expose FBI’s Andrew McCabe leaking and misleading watchdog
Andrew McCabe, the former number two at the FBI, leaked information about Clinton’s emails probe to the press and later misled watchdog investigators, according to a Justice Department review due to be released next month. McCabe authorized the leak to the Wall Street Journal for a story about an ongoing investigation into the Clinton […]
Congress opens probe into FBI’s handling of Clinton e-mail investigation
Enlarge (credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Two House committees announced Tuesday that they would conduct a joint probe into the FBI’s handling of the Clinton e-mail investigation. The Clinton investigation concluded with no charges being levied against the former secretary of state who was running for president under the Democratic ticket. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee […]
The FBI’s new terrorist threat is ‘black identity extremists’ — critics say no such movement exists
Thomson Reuters As white supremacists prepared to descend on Charlottesville, Virginia, in August, the FBI warned about a new movement that was violent, growing, and racially motivated. Only it wasn’t white supremacists; it was “black identity extremists.” Amid a rancorous debate over whether the Trump administration has downplayed the threat posed by white supremacist groups, […]
Former prosecutors: The FBI’s raid of Paul Manafort’s home was a clear sign they don’t trust him
AP Photo/Matt Rourke The FBI’s predawn raid of the home of Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign chair, has opened up a new front in the Russia probe. Experts say the raid, instead of issuing subpoenas, could be a signal the FBI doesn’t trust Manafort. It could also be part of a larger psychological strategy. […]
A Trump-Kushner business partner is in the running for a $1.7 billion contract to build the FBI’s new headquarters
Wikimedia Commons NEW YORK (AP) — A company that owns buildings with Donald Trump and the family of Jared Kushner is a finalist for a $ 1.7 billion contract to build the FBI’s new headquarters. Vornado Realty Trust is one of three finalists to build a replacement for the bureau’s current headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue […]