Attorney General Pam Bondi has accused federal investigators of withholding thousands of pages of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has ordered the FBI to turn over all records by Friday morning.
FBI Director Kash Patel has instructed bureau employees to disregard Elon Musk’s directive requiring federal workers to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination.
Former Fox News personality and conservative commentator Dan Bongino has been appointed deputy director of the FBI, former President Donald Trump announced Sunday night.
Kash Patel, a polarizing pick to lead the FBI, cleared another procedural hurdle Tuesday as the Senate voted 48-45 to advance his nomination, setting up a final confirmation vote in the coming days.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s controversial pick for FBI director, despite warnings from Democrats that he would prioritize the president’s interests and target perceived political enemies.
A high-ranking Justice Department official who once helped lead the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is now spearheading an effort to identify and scrutinize the very prosecutors and FBI agents who worked on those cases.
Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is calling for an investigation into President Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, accusing him of secretly orchestrating a purge of career officials at the bureau before his confirmation.
The FBI recently discovered thousands of records related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination that were never submitted to the government board responsible for reviewing and releasing them.
