Signal Chat Disclosure Poses Early Test for F.B.I. and Justice Dept.
In years past, the move by senior members of President Trump’s administration to share defense secrets over the Signal messaging app would have represented a serious breach that would have likely prompted investigations by the F.B.I. and the Justice Department’s national security division. Yet so far, neither the attorney general, Pam Bondi, nor the F.B.I. […]
Tesla threats task force launched by FBI to target ‘domestic terrorism’
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Who is Kash Patel?
By Frank Parlato Kashyap “Kash” Patel, 45, a Hindu and the son of Indian immigrants, now holds the most powerful law enforcement position in the United States: Director of the FBI. Patel took the helm at a time when the agency’s reputation has plummeted, with only 41% of Americans expressing a favorable view—its lowest approval […]
Patel plans major cutback to ATF by moving many as 1,000 agents to FBI
CNN — FBI Director Kash Patel, who also serves as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, has outlined plans to move as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI, cutting ATF’s agents by more than a third, three people briefed on the plan told CNN. The move represents a […]