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FBI Opens An Investigation Into Twitter Hack Amid National Security Concerns: Report

The FBI is leading an investigation into a hacking campaign that targeted several high-profile Twitter accounts, The Wall Street Journal…

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Government Memo Shows FBI Did Not Think Michael Flynn Intentionally Lied

A Justice Department memo from late January 2017 shows that the FBI did not believe that Michael Flynn intentionally lied…

6 years ago

Wray: FBI Opens A New Chinese Spy Investigation Every 10 Hours

The FBI opens a new counterintelligence investigation related to Chinese espionage every 10 hours, FBI Director Christopher Wray said in…

6 years ago

Top FBI Lawyer Who Authorized Carter Page Surveillance Is Forced To Resign

The FBI lawyer who signed a surveillance order against former Trump aide Carter Page that the Justice Department has deemed…

6 years ago

FBI Wiretapped The Phone Calls At Center Of Michael Flynn Leak

The identity of Michael Flynn was never ‘masked’ in an intelligence report that was later leaked to the media about…

6 years ago

FBI Offered To Pay Christopher Steele ‘Significantly’ To Dig Up Dirt On Michael Flynn

Former British spy Christopher Steele peddled an unfounded rumor in December 2016 that Michael Flynn had an extramarital affair with…

6 years ago

How The FBI Used ‘News Hooks’ To Advance The Trump-Russia Probe

The FBI relied heavily on media reporting, often based on leaks, to justify taking additional steps in Crossfire Hurricane, according…

6 years ago

FBI Official Questioned Whether Goal Of Michael Flynn Interview Was ‘To Get Him To Lie’

FBI notes unsealed on Wednesday show that bureau officials discussed whether the goal of an interview with Michael Flynn just…

6 years ago

ANALYSIS: It Would Have Been Good To Know The Steele Dossier Was Russian Disinformation Three Years Ago

At some point in 2017, the precise month is not clear, the FBI obtained evidence that Russian operatives fed disinformation…

6 years ago

‘Crossfire Typhoon’: Here Is A 171-Page Transcript Of Ex-Trump Aide’s Secret Conversation With An FBI Informant

Former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos told an FBI informant in late October 2016 that he did not believe the…

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‘Lack Of Confidence’: DOJ Watchdog Finds More Problems With FBI’s FISA Procedures

The Justice Department office of the inspector general has a “lack of confidence” in the FBI’s procedures to validate information…

6 years ago

Spy Court Sidelines FBI And DOJ Officials Who Wiretapped Carter Page

FBI and Justice Department employees involved in the process of wiretapping Carter Page were barred Wednesday from taking part in…

6 years ago

FBI Agent Faulted In FISA Report For ‘Significant’ Errors Has Finally Been Identified 

An FBI agent faulted for some of the most significant problems laid out in the Justice Department’s inspector general report…

6 years ago

Wray: FBI Agents Involved In FISA Debacle Have Been Referred To Bureau’s Disciplinary Office

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that the FBI agents involved in the surveillance of Carter Page who are still…

6 years ago

FBI Releases Notes From Interviews With Page And Papadopoulos

The Justice Department released its fourth batch of documents from the special counsel’s probe Friday, including notes of FBI interviews…

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