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Trump Admin Seeks to Purge FBI Probationary Employees, Escalating Tensions Within the Bureau
The Trump administration has asked the FBI for a list of all probationary employees and explanations for why each one should remain on the job, raising fresh concerns within an agency already unsettled by the first three weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Justice Department Orders Manhattan Prosecutors to Drop Corruption Charges Against N.Y. Mayor Eric Adams
The dismissal will obviously make it easier for Adams to run for re-election. It will also give strength to his denials that he’s done nothing wrong.
Trump Pardon Sparks Legal Battle Over Jan. 6 Defendant’s Plot to Attack FBI
A Tennessee man convicted in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot is arguing that former President Trump’s broad pardon of Jan. 6 defendants should also cover his later plot to attack FBI agents
Secret Service Launches Super Bowl Ad to Boost Recruitment, Highlighting 160 Years of Protection
The Secret Service aired a dramatic recruitment ad during the Super Bowl on Sunday, highlighting its 160-year history and appeal for new agents.
FBI Hands Over Names of Jan. 6 Investigators After DOJ Demand
The FBI has provided the Justice Department with names of employees who worked on January 6-related cases after a tense standoff over protecting agent identities.
Vermont Woman Indicted in Border Patrol Shootout That Left Two Dead
A Vermont grand jury has indicted Teresa Youngblut on charges of using a deadly weapon “knowingly and forcibly” in a Jan. 20 gunfight that killed Border Patrol agent David “Chris” Maland and Ophelia Bauckholt, a German national agents mistakenly believed was in the country illegally.
Ex-Interpreter for LA Dodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Gets 4 Years, 9 Months in Prison For Stealing Millions
Last year, Mizuhara pleaded guilty to bank fraud and subscribing to a false tax return, in connection to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani’s bank account.