by Jim Heath | Oct 25, 2020 | 2020, FBI, Headlines, Trump
If President Trump wins re-election, he’ll move to immediately fire FBI Director Christopher Wray and also expects to replace CIA Director Gina Haspel and Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Axios reports the list of planned replacements is much longer according to...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2020 | 2020, FBI, Foreign Affairs, Headlines
Federal investigators are examining whether the emails allegedly describing activities by Joe Biden and his son Hunter and found on a laptop at a Delaware repair shop are linked to a foreign intelligence operation. The FBI seized the laptop and a hard drive through a...
by Jim Heath | Oct 8, 2020 | 2020, FBI, Headlines, Justice Department, Trump
Donald Trump mounted an overnight Twitter blitz demanding to jail his political enemies and call out allies he says are failing to arrest his rivals swiftly enough. Trump twice amplified supporters’ criticisms of Attorney General William Barr, including one featuring...
by Jim Heath | Oct 8, 2020 | coronavirus, FBI, Headlines
Six men motivated by anti-government views were charged with plotting with a militia group to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, hoping to carry out the kidnapping before the presidential election, the F.B.I. said today. The six men had talked about taking...
by Jim Heath | Sep 24, 2020 | 2020, FBI, Headlines
FBI Director Christopher Wray told senators day today that the United States has not experienced large-scale voter fraud by mail or other means, and said it would be a “major challenge” for a foreign country to attempt such a thing. That’s despite repeated...
by Jim Heath | Sep 17, 2020 | 2020, Antifa, FBI, Headlines, Joe Biden
Russia is seeking to hurt Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign through social media and influence operations, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned today. Moscow is carrying out efforts to sow discord in the U.S. “primarily to denigrate Vice President Biden and...
