The nomination of the Donald Trump hyper loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director is unusual. First, the job is currently occupied, by one Christopher Wray — himself a Trump appointee — who technically has three years left on his 10-year term of service. On Wednesday, however, Wray preemptively …
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Sen. Mike Lee perpetuated an unfounded conspiracy theory that federal agents or informants were among the rioters on Jan. 6 and that one may have flashed a law enforcement badge during the attack (in reality, it was a vape). In two posts to X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend, the …
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Republicans hauled FBI Director Christopher Wray in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as part of their effort to tear down federal law enforcement for investigating Donald Trump. The hearing was a circus, with Republicans pressing Wray about various conspiracy theories and generally doing whatever they could do …
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