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Capitol Police Officers Can Sue Trump for Actions Ahead of Insurrection, DOJ Says
Capitol Police officers injured in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the Capitol can sue former President Trump for allegedly inciting violence, the Justice department said Thursday in a federal court case.
Michigan AG Says She Was Target in Plot to Kill Jewish Officials
By Allan Lengel A Michigan man was charged Wednesday with threatening on social media to kill Jewish officials in Michigan. Attorney General Dana Nessel says she was among the targets. “The FBI has confirmed I was a target of the heavily armed defendant in this matter,” Nessel tweeted Thursday morning. “It is my sincere hope…
Man Charged Following Fatal Shooting of DEA Agent at Tucson Amtrak Station
Prosecutors finally filed charges in connection with a shooting that claimed the life of a DEA agent at a Tucson Amtrak Station in October 2021.
TSA Finds Explosive in Checked Luggage at Pennsylvania Airport
TSA officers found an explosive device in a checked piece of luggage at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley International Airport.
Prosecutors and FBI Argued Over Tactics in Dealing With Trump’s Secret Documents
By Allan Lengel More often than not you expect federal agents to opt for more aggressive tactics than prosecutors. That apparently was not the case when it came to the secret documents at Mar-a-Lago, at least according to a report in the Washington Post that cites multiple unnamed sources. Apparently, the differences between the FBI…
ATF Honors Agents Killed During Botched Raid of Branch Davidian’s in Waco on 30th Anniversary
By Steve Neavling Active and retired ATF agents held a ceremony Tuesday honoring the four agents who were shot and killed 30 years ago during the siege of David Koresh’s Branch Davidian religious group in Waco, Texas. Agents Conway LeBleu, Todd McKeehan, Robert Williams and Steven Willis, as well as six Branch Davidians, were killed…
FBI Director Says COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Most Likely’ Originated from Lab Leak in China
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday that the bureau believes the COVID-19 pandemic “most likely” originated from a leak in a Chinese lab.
Ex-FBI Agent Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes from Armenian Mob Figure
A retired FBI agent was sentenced to six years in prison Monday for conspiring to accept at least $150,000 in gifts and cash bribes to provide sensitive law enforcement information to a man with ties to Armenian organized crime.