Former FBI, CIA directors face criminal investigation
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Aggressive loyalty tests, internal purges, and politicized leadership are transforming the FBI under Trump’s new appointees, insiders warn.
The FBI blocked an investigation into an alleged Chinese effort to meddle in the 2020 election to help former President Joe Biden because it would have made then-Director Christopher Wray look
The FBI is reportedly increasing its use of lie-detector tests on staff, seeking to identify those critical of Director Kash Patel's leadership or leaking information to the media.
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The scheme would have contradicted then-FBI Director Christopher Wray’s congressional testimony, newly released documents show.
FBI launches criminal investigations into former directors over Russia probe.
It’s unclear how far along the investigations are or what potential charges, if any, the former intelligence chiefs could face. A criminal probe does not necessarily result in prosecution. According to Fox News, Brennan was referred for possible charges by President Donald Trump’s CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
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The New Republic on MSNTrump Celebrates as FBI Opens Revenge Probe Into Comey and BrennanThe Trump administration is conducting a spiteful investigation against former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan as retaliation for their roles in the 2016 Russian election interference scandal.
The two men are longtime critics of President Trump.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) blocked probe into the allegations of Chinese Communist Party meddling into the 2020 US presidential electio.