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The FBI Is Getting New Digs, Over Lawmaker Objections

Staff to relocate to DC's Ronald Reagan Building; J. Edgar Hoover Building will be shuttered

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel says the bureau's longtime headquarters on Pennsylvania Avenue is headed for a permanent shutdown. Patel announced on Friday that the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC, will be closed for good, and that staff will be moved into the Ronald Reagan Building, reports the...

FBI Couldn't Read Data Pointing to Pipe Bomb Suspect

WSJ reports cellphone location data held for 4 years was only recently deciphered

(Newser) - Cellphone data that proved crucial in the arrest of the suspect accused of planting pipe bombs on the eve of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot sat disregarded for four years, the Wall Street Journal reports, "because investigators couldn't figure out how to read it." That changed only...

Feds Say They Foiled 'Horrific' Plot for Los Angeles Bombings

Members of 'radical anti-government group' allegedly planned New Year's Eve bombings

(Newser) - The FBI says it stopped a plot for a New Year's Eve bombing campaign in Los Angeles, arresting four people allegedly tied to a radical pro-Palestinian group. FBI Director Kash Patel announced Monday that the four suspects are believed to be part of an offshoot of the Turtle Island...

Allies Criticize SWAT Protection for Patel's Girlfriend, Flights

FBI says threats against Alexis Wilkins justify top-flight security

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel is facing internal and public scrutiny for deploying SWAT teams and other bureau resources to protect his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, at public events—including a high-profile performance at the National Rifle Association convention. The move drew criticism from current and former officials, the New ...

Suit Says FBI Fired Employee Over Pride Flag

Filing seeks reinstatement, naming Patel and Bondi

(Newser) - A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. David Maltinsky had worked at the FBI for 16 years and was...

Ex-FBI Agent Slams Patel's 'Pathetic' Private Flights

FBI chief's personal trips on agency's jet, 'communication style' come under fire

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel's penchant for using the agency's private jet for personal excursions—including to a Texas hunting lodge called Boondoggle Ranch—has caused new controversy inside the bureau and the White House, reports the Wall Street Journal . The latest trip, which occurred during the government shutdown...

FBI Director's Broken Promise May Erode Trust With Spy Allies

NYT reports that director Kash Patel broke a pledge to MI5 chief

(Newser) - At a meeting outside London in May, MI5 chief Ken McCallum asked the FBI director, Kash Patel, to keep a key surveillance position open in Britain for an agent working in high-tech surveillance. And that's when the relationship between MI5 and the FBI, a key part of the Five...

Patel Slammed for Rushing Out Terror Plot Alert: Report

Justice officials say early disclosure by FBI chief could jeopardize Michigan probe, per MSNBC

(Newser) - Frustration is simmering at the FBI and Justice Department after FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the agency had stopped a "potential" terrorist plot in Michigan, reportedly before investigators had even confirmed if there was an imminent threat. According to sources cited by MSNBC , Patel made the announcement on...

FBI Says It Thwarted Possible Halloween Attack

Patel says multiple arrests made in Michigan

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel says the agency has made multiple arrests in connection with a possible Halloween terror attack. "This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a violent attack over Halloween weekend," Patel said in a...

Woman's Amazon Order May Have Contained Voting Surprise

Maine investigating claim that missing absentee ballots ended up in resident's package

(Newser) - Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots to be used in this November's election arrived inside a woman's Amazon order. The town of Ellsworth reported to the state last week that it was missing a shipment of 250 absentee ballots, Secretary of State...

After Turning Point USA Outcry, FBI Drops the ADL

Controversy over extremism glossary brings about an end to a decades-old collaboration

(Newser) - The FBI has officially ended its partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that monitors antisemitism, following a surge of criticism from right-wing figures. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the move on social media , stating that the bureau "won't partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs....

FBI Boss Gave NZ Brass Gifts That Had to Be Destroyed

3D-printed guns given to top law enforcement officers deemed in violation of country's strict laws

(Newser) - On a visit to New Zealand, FBI Director Kash Patel gave the country's police and spy bosses gifts of inoperable pistols that were illegal to possess under local gun laws and had to be destroyed, New Zealand law enforcement agencies tell the AP . The plastic 3D-printed replica pistols formed...

Another Former FBI Chief May Be in Hot Water

Trump suggests Justice Department is investigating Christopher Wray

(Newser) - The White House might be going after a second former FBI director. President Trump suggested in a weekend interview with NBC News that the Justice Department is investigating Christopher Wray. The comment comes on the heels of last week's indictment of James Comey . In the phone interview, Trump...

Questioning of Patel Turns to Epstein Files

FBI director tells House panel his agency has released all it can

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel defended the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the disgraced financier's criminal case. After Tuesday's questioning before the...

Patel Clashes With Senators at First Oversight Hearing

He was grilled on Kirk investigation, Epstein files

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with multiple Democratic senators during his first oversight hearing Tuesday, with lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressing him on issues including the firings of FBI personnel, the Jeffrey Epstein files, and the FBI's handling of the investigation of Charlie Kirk's murder.
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Patel: Suspect Wrote Note About 'Taking Out' Kirk

He says DNA evidence also links Tyler Robinson to assassination

(Newser) - In a Fox & Friends interview Monday, FBI Director Kash Patel disclosed some of the evidence linking Tyler Robinson to the killing of Charlie Kirk. Patel said the 22-year-old had suggested before the shooting that he was going to kill Kirk, saying he had an "opportunity to take out"...

Patel Taking Heat Over Kirk Investigation

Critics blame FBI director for confusion amid 'an unfolding crisis'

(Newser) - FBI Director Kash Patel, criticized as inexperienced and out for retribution early on, appears to be facing the biggest test of his leadership yet. Ten sources across the federal government tell Fox News that his leadership is "under fire" amid the investigation into the Charlie Kirk assassination. One source...

Fired FBI Officials Sue Patel, Claim Firings Were 'Retribution'

Three agents argue Trump put political pressure on the bureau

(Newser) - Three high-ranking FBI officials were fired last month in a "campaign of retribution" carried out by a director who knew better but caved to political pressure from the Trump administration, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that describes the White House as directly meddling in the bureau's...

Report: FBI Plans to Lower Its Standards

Sources say agency plans to drop degree requirement, cut training time

(Newser) - The FBI is set to lower its recruiting standards—dropping college degree requirements and cutting training time—in a controversial move that has agents worried about the future of the nation's top investigative agency, insiders tell the New York Times . The sources say the new policy that Director...

FBI Searches Home of Former Trump Adviser John Bolton
Feds Search Home
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Feds Search Home of John Bolton

Justice Department is reportedly investigating the handling of classified documents

(Newser) - The FBI is searching the Maryland home of former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton as part of an investigation into the handling of classified documents, reports the AP and the New York Times . Bolton was not detained and had not been charged with any crimes as of Friday...

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