Author: Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a sweeping directive late Monday ordering federal law enforcement agencies to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and facilities in the wake of what she called an “era of extreme political violence.” The three-page Justice Department memorandum, shared on X, calls on agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S.…

More than 250 FBI agents deployed in plainclothes to the United States Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot were left without proper safety equipment, clear instructions, or identifiable markings, a disorganized response that prompted a wave of internal complaints accusing FBI leadership of politicization and double standards, according to a newly released after-action report. The…

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury, marking a stunning turn in a yearslong political and legal saga. Comey was indicted on two of three counts sought by prosecutors, one count of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice. The indictment stems from the former director’s 2020 testimony before…

Former FBI Director James Comey could face criminal charges within days as the Department of Justice weighs whether to seek an indictment before the clock runs out on a possible perjury case tied to his 2020 congressional testimony. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are preparing to ask a grand jury to indict Come as early as this week,…

The Justice Department is asking a federal judge to sentence the man who tried to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh to a minimum of 30 years in prison, calling the plot a politically motivated and “disturbed” attempt to alter the makeup of the nation’s highest court. In a sentencing memorandum filed Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland cited…

Former President Joe Biden’s ex-chief of staff Jeff Zients delivered the most revealing testimony to date in the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the alleged misuse of the autopen and internal efforts to conceal the then-president’s cognitive decline, according to a source familiar with the matter. Zients, who appeared for a closed-door transcribed interview on Thursday, confirmed for the first time…

FBI Director Kash Patel told Congress on Wednesday that deploying the National Guard to Memphis is necessary to complete the federal government’s law enforcement operation in the city, citing the need for greater manpower and safer perimeters for agents to finish their work amid high crime rates. Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Patel said that while federal agents have made…

A Utah man who falsely confessed to shooting Charlie Kirk during last week’s campus attack was also arrested on charges of possessing child sexual abuse materials after telling police he wanted to be a “martyr” and had hoped to distract officers from the real gunman. Authorities say George Zinn, 71, approached a police officer immediately after the shooting…

FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday that the bureau is investigating more than 20 people connected to an online Discord chat with Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson, confirming the chat’s existence, which had been leaked, and that it is now part of an active federal investigation. Patel made the disclosure during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in response…