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Kevin Bacon Delivers a Stellar Performance as a Cocky Boston FBI Agent in ‘City on a Hill’
By Allan Lengel If you’re looking for a good show to stream, look no further than Showtime’s “City on a Hill,” starring Kevin Bacon as a cocky Boston FBI agent, Jackie Rohr, in the early 1990s. Now in the third season, the New York Times says the show “wraps race, crime, city government and family…
FBI Offered Christopher Steele As Much as $1 Million to Prove Allegations in Dossier
By Allan Lengel Stories of the Steele Dossier aren’t vanishing quite yet. Senior FBI analyst Brian Auten testified Tuesday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., that the FBI, shortly before the 2016 election, offered retired British spy Christopher Steele “up to $1 million” to prove the allegations in his dossier involving Donald Trump, CNN reports….
Secret Service Officers Hospitalized Following Exposure to ‘Powdery Substance’
By Steve Neavling Several Secret Service officers were taken to a hospital Tuesday morning after being exposed to a “powdery substance” during a traffic stop a block from the White House. The substance was suspected of being narcotics, the Daily Mail reports. Officers with the Secret Service Uniformed Division conducted the traffic stop outside the…
Akil Davis Appointed Special Agent in Charge of FBI’s Phoenix Field Office
Akil Davis is returning to his home state of Arizona to serve as the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office, the bureau announced Tuesday.
Secret Service Agents Rebuffed After Seeking Jan. 6 Info Seized from Their Phones
By Steve Neavling Secret Service agents were rebuffed when they requested records for all of the communications seized from their personal cellphones as part of the Jan. 6, 2021, probe, NBC reports. The agents sought the information in a Freedom of Information Act request in early August but were denied. To demand more information in…
Trump Helped Justice Department Build Criminal Case against Him, Mueller Prosecutor Says
Donald Trump essentially confessed to illegally possessing classified government documents at his Mar-a-Lago home during a weekend rally in Arizona.
Chances of Criminal Charges Against Congressman Matt Gaetz Appear Unlikely — At Least For now
By Allan Lengel The Justice Department probe into allegations that Rep. Matt Gaetz sex-trafficked a 17-year-old girl is looking less and less promising. That’s according to seven attorneys who represent witnesses, people who have been subpoenaed or have spoken to investigators, NBC reports. The network reports that the attorneys briefed on aspects of the case say…
ATF Revokes Most Gun Store Licenses Since 2006
By Allan Lengel ATF revoked gun store licenses at a higher rate in 2022 than in any year since 2006, reports The Trace, citing data published by the agency on October 4. The crackdown comes after the Biden administration directed ATF to get tougher on gun dealers who are breaking the law. To date, ATF…