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Report: ABC Producer Hasn't Been Seen Since April FBI Raid

Colleagues say James Gordon Meek 'fell off the face of the Earth'

(Newser) - ABC News investigative producer James Gordon Meek resigned abruptly and has apparently been lying very low since an FBI raid on his Arlington, Virginia, home in April, according to a report in Rolling Stone . In what the magazine notes could be the first raid carried out on a journalist by...

Employee Says Trump Ordered Boxes Moved After Subpoena

And security camera footage may show exactly that happening at Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Former President Trump directed employees to move boxes of documents after he was subpoenaed in May for any classified documents still in his possession, according to a Trump employee who spoke to federal agents. Sources familiar with the FBI investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents talked to the...

FBI Spied on Aretha Franklin for Years, 270-Page File Shows
FBI Spied on Aretha Franklin
Oct 12, 2022 4:24 PM CDT

FBI Spied on Aretha Franklin

During civil rights movement, agency looked for connections to Black Panthers

(Newser) - Spying on the leaders and organizers of the civil rights movement was a regular FBI practice, but a recently released file shows the extent of the surveillance of Black entertainers, including singer Aretha Franklin. Comedian Dick Gregory and singer Harry Belafonte were being monitored as well, the New York Times...

There's Enough Evidence to Charge Hunter Biden: Agents

Decision on prosecution is up to a Trump appointee

(Newser) - Four years into the investigation, federal agents say they have assembled enough evidence to justify charging Hunter Biden with crimes. The evidence concerns tax crimes and a statement connected to the purchase of a gun, the Washington Post reports. The decision on whether to prosecute President Biden's son falls...

FBI: Ohio Pastor Proclaimed Hallelujah at Capitol Riot
Pastor Charged
in Capitol Attack
Oct 5, 2022 7:30 PM CDT

Pastor Charged in Capitol Attack

FBI: William Dunfee proclaimed Hallelujah on Jan. 6

(Newser) - FBI agents on Wednesday arrested a church pastor from Ohio who was filmed telling rioters to "rise up" during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. William Dunfee, 57, faces felony charges of interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder, in addition to obstruction of an...

Sources: Some Papers Seized at Mar-a-Lago Were Beyond Top Secret

Sources say at least one describes nuclear capabilities of a foreign government

(Newser) - The FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago last month recovered a document describing the military defenses—including nuclear capabilities—of a foreign government, according to sources who spoke to the Washington Post . The sources did not name the government. The Post previously reported that agents were specifically looking for documents related to...

Judge Grants Trump's Special Master Request

Outside expert will review classified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - In a move that will slow down the Justice Department's investigation of classified material found at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, a federal judge has granted the former president's request to have a "special master" review the seized documents. US District Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who was...

On Unsealed FBI Inventory List: 90 Empty Folders at Mar-a-Lago

48 of them were marked 'classified'; it's not clear where the contents are, or when they vanished

(Newser) - As more details continue to emerge in the wake of the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago last month, a federal judge gave the green light Thursday to unseal a more detailed list of inventory recovered from former President Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Fla. Among the revelations this newly...

Monkee Micky Dolenz Is Suing the FBI

Dolenz wants to see what files the Bureau has on the band and its members

(Newser) - The last of the Monkees, Micky Dolenz, has filed a lawsuit against the FBI to "obtain any records" the bureau has on the band, according to the Hill. The lawsuit states that Dolenz, 77, "exhausted all necessary required administrative remedies," having submitted a FOIA request back in...

Graham Makes Dire Prediction if Trump Is Prosecuted

He predicts 'riots in the streets' if it happens

(Newser) - Lindsey Graham delivered an ominous warning Sunday about a potential prosecution of Donald Trump—he predicted "riots in the streets" if it happens, reports the Hill . What's more, he made the prediction twice. It caught the attention of Trump himself, who posted a video clip of Graham's...

Key Points From the Trump Affidavit
Key Points From
the Trump Affidavit
the rundown
Aug 26, 2022 2:02 PM CDT

Key Points From the Trump Affidavit

Redacted document says 184 classified documents were found in January

(Newser) - The Justice Department released its blacked-out version of the Mar-a-Lago affidavit Friday afternoon, and news outlets were scrambling to make sense of what could be read. In the affidavit, the department argued that the FBI search had to be conducted because a batch of documents retrieved from the Florida residence...

Feds Release Redacted Mar-a-Lago Affidavit

It's expected to shed new light on the FBI search of Trump's residence

(Newser) - The Mar-a-Lago affidavit is out, sort of. As ordered by a court , the Justice Department on Friday released a heavily blacked out document explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Trump's Florida estate earlier this month . The document (read it here ) is likely to offer...

Judge: Redactions Could Make Trump Affidavit &#39;Meaningless&#39;
Feds Submit Redacted
Version of Trump Affidavit
UPDATED
Aug 25, 2022 12:02 PM CDT

Feds Submit Redacted Version of Trump Affidavit

Whether document related to Mar-a-Lago search will be released to the public remains unclear

(Newser) - Update: The redactions are in. The Justice Department on Thursday submitted a redacted version of the affidavit for the Mar-a-Lago search warrant to a federal judge, reports CNN . Now the judge will review it and decide whether it makes sense to release it to the public. Media outlets want the...

Poll: Trump Gains Steam Among GOPers After FBI Raid

Percentage of GOP voters who support Trump over Republican Party spikes from May, per NBC poll

(Newser) - After the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago earlier this month, the walls may feel like they're closing in on former President Trump, at least from a legal standpoint. In the court of public opinion with fellow Republicans, however, that search may have helped to give Trump a boost, at least...

Trump Allies Want Him to Release Search Footage

Eric Trump says family will release Mar-a-Lago footage 'at the right time'

(Newser) - The FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate has been a fundraising bonanza for the former president—and some Trump allies have urged the former president to release surveillance footage of the search, believing using the footage in campaign-style ads could "bolster Trump's claims of political...

New Flashpoint in Trump Search: His Passports

FBI took them but is returning them; former president says they were 'stolen'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is getting his passports back. That they were taken in the first place has emerged as the latest source of controversy related to the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, reports USA Today . On Monday, Justice Department official Jay Bratt emailed Trump representatives to say that agents removed three Trump...

Justice Department Wants to Keep Trump Affidavit Sealed

News organizations seek release, citing historic case

(Newser) - The Justice Department argued Monday against unsealing the affidavit it submitted in support of its search of former President Donald Trump's home, saying releasing of the information could hurt its investigation. Several news organizations asked the court to make the affidavit public, the Washington Post reports. On Friday, a...

Trump: US &#39;Temperature Has to Be Brought Down&#39;
Trump: US 'Temperature
Has to Be Brought Down'
the rundown
Aug 15, 2022 12:24 PM CDT

Trump: US 'Temperature Has to Be Brought Down'

He tells Fox he'll help do so, continues to denounce FBI's 'scam' search

(Newser) - Donald Trump spoke to Fox News Digital Monday and said the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago residence has triggered levels of anger in the country he's never before seen. The "temperature has to be brought down," he said, per Fox News . The former president pledged to help...

FBI Report Casts Doubt on Baldwin's Trigger Claim

Actor says he never pulled it in cinematographer's death, but tests suggest that's impossible

(Newser) - The investigation into exactly what transpired before Alec Baldwin accidentally killed a cinematographer on set is ongoing, but a new FBI report casts doubt on one element of Baldwin's account. The actor told ABC News definitively last year that he never pulled the trigger of what he was told...

NYT: Trump Lawyer's June Declaration a Factor in Search

Attorney wrote that all classified material had been returned

(Newser) - The New York Times sheds some more light into the rationale behind the remarkable FBI search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence last week. The newspaper reports that one of Trump's attorneys provided a written declaration in June—following a visit to Mar-a-Lago by a top Justice Department official—...

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