By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI is investigating one of its own Twitter accounts.
Dormant for more than a year, the account, @FBIRecordsVault, suddenly became active at 4 a.m. on Oct. 30 with the release of numerous documents, including one that paints Donald Trump’s father as a “philanthropist.”
Fred C. Trump: Fred C. Trump (1905-1999) was a real estate developer and philanthropist. This release consists of… https://t.co/21KgtPpmzk
— FBI Records Vault (@FBIRecordsVault) October 30, 2016
Two days later, the account dumped documents related to Bill Clinton’s controversial pardon of Marc Rich.
The account has been inactive since that tweet.
Federal law and FBI policy bars employees from trying to influence elections.
