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Trump Stored Top Secret Docs On National Defense And Spies At Mar-A-Lago, The FBI Said In A New Affidavit
A newly unsealed FBI affidavit revealed a clearer timeline of the probe into Trump’s handling of top secret documents, as well as the nature of the classified information.
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A Previously Anonymous FBI Lawsuit Filed By Angelina Jolie Has Shed New Light On The Alleged Airplane Incident Believed To Have Caused Their Divorce In 2016
The filings contain new details pertaining to the alleged airplane incident that is believed to have led to their divorce, whereby Pitt was accused of physically assaulting one of his and Jolie’s children.
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A Trump Supporter Has Been Charged For Threatening The FBI Over The Mar-A-Lago Search
Adam Bies allegedly wrote on Gab that everyone who worked at the FBI, from its directors to its janitors, deserved to die after the search of Donald Trump's Florida estate.
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A Man Who Attempted To Break Into An FBI Office Appears To Have Posted His Planned Attack On Trump’s Truth Social
The man, identified by multiple news outlets as Ricky Shiffer, also appears to have been present at the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Attorney General Merrick Garland Defended The FBI's Raid Of Trump's Mar-A-Lago Estate
The attorney general also revealed that he personally approved the decision to ask a court for a search warrant in the politically charged case.
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How A Local Florida Journalist Scooped Every Reporter In The Country On The FBI Raid At Mar-A-Lago
"This was 100% the biggest scoop that I probably will ever get."
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Twitter Responded To The FBI Raid Of Mar-A-Lago With Memes
"They even broke into my safe!"
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Donald Trump Said The FBI Served A Search Warrant At Mar-A-Lago, His Florida Estate
Reports said the search warrant centered on boxes of presidential records Trump improperly took with him when he left the White House.
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“You Will Go To Your Grave As A Traitor”: How One Jan. 6 Participant Cooperated With The FBI
The lengths to which right-wing influencer Brandon Straka cooperated with the FBI were only revealed in court documents that were apparently released to the media by accident.
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Olympic Gymnasts Are Seeking $1 Billion From The FBI For Mishandling The Larry Nassar Case
More than 90 people, including Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, and McKayla Maroney, argue that the FBI's failure to act allowed more young gymnasts to be sexually abused.
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Defendants In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Want To Compel A Key Informant To Testify
Prosecutors accused Stephen Robeson of being a “double agent.” Now he’s threatening to plead the Fifth.
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The Stakes Are High As The Michigan Kidnapping Trial Begins And The Government Is Leaving Nothing To Chance
The four defendants in the case claim entrapment and potentially face life in prison if convicted.
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Three Michigan Kidnapping Suspects Said They Were Entrapped. A Judge Said They Have To Stand Trial Anyway.
The three defendants, members of the Wolverine Watchmen, are charged with providing material support to terrorism. Their trial is now set for September.
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The FBI Tried To Make MLK Kill Himself: Everything You Need To Know About The Civil Rights Icon And His Assassination
The FBI had it out for MLK.
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A Second Defendant In The Alleged Plot To Kidnap Michigan's Governor Has Flipped
Kaleb Franks has agreed to plead guilty to kidnapping conspiracy and to testify that there was no FBI entrapment in the case.
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The Controversial Informant At The Heart Of The Michigan Kidnapping Case Just Got Very Good News
Defense attorneys had worried that a gun possession charge might cause Stephen Robeson to plead the Fifth in the trial of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor.
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A Judge Has Sharply Limited What Accused Michigan Kidnap Plotters Can Say In Their Defense
Defendants won’t be able to ask Jayson Chambers about his security firm, Exeintel, and they can’t ask his partner, Henrik Impola, about perjury allegations.
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The Men Accused Of Plotting To Kidnap Michigan’s Governor Have Lost Their Bid To Avoid Trial
The accused say they were entrapped, but a judge warned them that will be a high legal bar to clear.
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Progressives Are Betting That The Uncertain FBI Activity Around Rep. Henry Cuellar Could Help Push Him Out Of Office
Progressives are hopeful that Jessica Cisneros can beat Rep. Henry Cuellar in a rematch after the flurry of activity this week.
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The FBI Knew Exactly What Its “Double Agent” Was Doing, Says A Defendant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case
Prosecutors say the informant’s statements should be barred from court, but defense attorneys have other ideas.
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The Government Says A Key Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Was A “Double Agent”
The claim is the latest complication in a high-profile case that once seemed like a slam dunk.
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The Side Hustle Of An FBI Agent In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Is Relevant, Defense Lawyers Argued
They say agent Jayson Chambers' business, Exeintel, created a potential “conflict of interest” in the investigation of their clients, who are accused of plotting to kidnap the state’s governor.
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An Informant In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Been Charged With Fraud
Even while he was assisting the FBI, Stephen Robeson allegedly used a fake charity to defraud a Wisconsin couple out of an SUV.
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An FBI Agent In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Has Pleaded No Contest To Assaulting His Wife
Richard Trask, who had been the public face of the high-profile investigation, was fired by the FBI following his July arrest. He is one of three agents in the Whitmer kidnapping case whom the government will no longer call as witnesses.
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A Third FBI Agent Will Not Be Testifying In The Michigan Kidnapping Case
Henrik Impola had been accused of perjury in a different case. Prosecutors called the allegation “unfounded” but said he wouldn’t be a witness when the trial begins in March.
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The FBI Investigation Into The Alleged Plot To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Has Gotten Very Complicated
The case seemed like a lock — until an informant and one FBI agent were charged with crimes, another was accused of perjury, and a third was found promoting a private security firm. And that wasn’t all.
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A Nuclear Engineer And His Wife Allegedly Took Part In An Elaborate Spy Plot That Was Actually An FBI Sting
Jonathan and Diana Toebbe were caught in an FBI sting while trying to sell nuclear submarine secrets to a foreign country, authorities said.
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“We Have Been Failed": Simone Biles And Other Gymnasts Testified On The FBI's Mishandling Of The Larry Nassar Case
Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, and Maggie Nichols said the FBI did not follow up on their reports of Larry Nassar's abuse for more than a year.
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Lawyers In Michigan Kidnapping Case Are Seeking Information About An FBI Agent’s Internet Intelligence Company
To pursue their entrapment defense, the defendants seek information about an agent whose business ties emerged in a recent BuzzFeed News article.
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A Right-Wing Troll Appears To Have Tweeted About An FBI Investigation Into The Michigan Kidnapping Plot Before It Went Public
Adding to the confusion, one of the lead FBI agents in the case is listed as the owner of an “internet intelligence company” for which the troll claims to be CEO. No one is talking.