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Justice Department Closes Task Force on Drug Cartels, Office on Racial Tensions
The Justice Department is shutting down a task force created in the 1980s to target major drug cartels and an office that for decades worked to ease racial tensions, part of what officials call the agency’s most sweeping reorganization in 20 years.
FBI Director Fires Trainee over Pride Flag on Desk
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a new agent in training for displaying a gay pride flag at his desk, calling it an improper political message.
FBI Cuts Ties with ADL After Right-Wing Backlash
The FBI has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League following conservative criticism of the group’s work on extremism.
Trump Administration Fires Top National Security Prosecutor After MAGA Post
The Trump administration has fired Michael Ben’Ary, chief of the national security section in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, after a pro-Trump activist falsely tied him to the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.
42 Retired Judges Warn Trump’s Case Against Comey Endangers Americans’ Rights
Forty-two retired judges issued a stark warning Tuesday that the Trump administration’s criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey threatens the rights of all Americans.
Trump Administration Slashes New York Counterterrorism Funds, Sparking Lawsuit
The Trump administration is cutting $100 million in counterterrorism funding for New York, a move that state leaders say threatens public safety and reeks of political retribution.
FBI Agents Association Condemns Firing of More Than A Dozen of Agents
By Allan Lengel The FBI Agents Association issued a statement last Friday strongly condemning “today’s unlawful termination of more than a dozen FBI Special Agents, which, like other recent firings by Director Patel, violate the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country.” The firings appear to be part of…
Stejskal: When I was in The FBI ‘Justice Was the Goal, Not the President’s Agenda’
The writer, an FBI agent for 31 years, retired as resident agent in charge of the Ann Arbor office in 2006. He has a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He is the author of "FBI Case Files Michigan: Tales of a G-Man." By Greg Stejskal AG Pam Bondi and FBI Director…