Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi wasn't happy after watching Republicans grill FBI director Christopher Wray in the House Wednesday. While Democrats questioned Wray for ignoring warnings about Jan. 6, Republicans sought answers to a slew of conspiracy theories and culture war grievances that go a...
Kinda wild we just...never found out who planted bombs at the DNC and RNC the night of January 5, just hours prior to the Capitol attack on #January6th.
$500,000 Reward Remains in Effect for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber.
Today in Labor History October 15, 1966: The Black Panther Party was created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, in Oakland, California. One of their early core practices was open-carry armed citizen’s patrols monitoring abusive police behavior. They also implemented free breakfast programs and community health clinics, and advocated for revolutionary class struggle. The FBI sabotaged the Panthers through its COINTELPRO and participated in the assassination of Panthers, like Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. In 1969, the Panthers officially declared sexism to be counterrevolutionary and ordered its male members to treat women as equals. In 1970, Huey Newton expressed support for the Women’s Liberation Movement, and the LGBTQ Liberation Movement which, he correctly noted, were subject to much of the same police brutality as were African Americans.
Charles McGonigal, the senior #FBI official who led the 2016 probe finding no #Trump-#Russia link, He has been arrested for laundering money for Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska.
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.
Inside the Notorious #Gun Shop Linked to Hundreds of #Chicago Guns
The story of one #Indiana store demonstrates how the more than 60,000 gun retailers in America have little financial incentive to say no to questionable buyers and face limited penalties for failing to prevent illegal transactions.
4 months after the #FBI raided #MarALago, Trump’s attys discovered 4 docs marked #classified in his personal bedroom.
That revelation was among several cited by US District Judge Beryl Howell in a newly unsealed 2023 opinion that found prosecutors had presented compelling #evidence that #Trump#knowingly stashed #NationalSecurity docs in his home & then tried to conceal them when the #DOJ tried to retrieve them.
Holy shit. Mitt Romney sent a text to "Leader" Mitch McConnell before January 6th, saying, Trump supporters would "storm the Capitol" and urged Mitch McConnell to ensure "sufficient security plans are in place." Mitch McConnell NEVER responded. Nothing screams more Mitch McConnell than this.
The informant, Alexander Smirnov, told his handler in summer 2020 that the Bidens sought two $5 million bribes from the energy firm Burisma in 2015 and 2016.
#Republicans — 3 who went on to work in the #Trump admin, while the 4th, #Comey, would eventually become one of Trump's chief adversaries. #Pecker, escorted by #Kushner, walked into that #shitshow & was then asked about #KarenMcDougal by the then president-elect.
Pecker testifies that in front of Comey [#WITNESSES!], the head of the #FBI, Trump thanked him for purchasing the stories - & likely committing AT LEAST 1 #CRIME in the process, as Pecker well knew.
I received some preprocessed records from the #FBI today relating to a #FOIA request for records on Chaos Computer Club in 1987. Preprocessed means they were already released to someone else, but I am not sure they were ever released publicly? #CCC#hacker#hacking#history#histodons
“Scathing new report from Dems on Senate panel accuses #FBI of "downplaying" & failing to thoroughly communicate risks & warnings ahead of #Jan6.
Investigation by Senate Homeland Security & Govt Affairs Committee blamed both FBI officials & #DHS intelligence analysts for misjudging or misreading the risks, sluggishly and passively issuing warnings and "finger pointing" in the aftermath of the tragedy.”
10 years ago, Edward Snowden changed the world. The 'Snowden leaks' were a wake-up call: The conspiracy theory that Secret Services were monitoring our private conversations has proven to be true.
Public backlash after this revelation might have bought us years in our fight for privacy. However, today governments around the world are again pushing for more surveillance. This must be stopped! 🔒
Well, well: guess who tipped off the FBI that Craig Robertson in Utah was making violent threats against Alvin Bragg, President Biden, V-P Kamala Harris, Merrick Garland and others?
It all began with Trump's Truth Social notifying the FBI in March about the threats against Bragg. Then the Secret Service alerted the FBI to the threats.
As Kate Riga notes, right wingers want to make Robertson a martyr.
“Former head of counterintelligence for #FBI#NY field office pleaded guilty to 1 count of conspiracy in connection to scheme working for sanctioned #Russia oligarch in 2021.
Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in fed court to 1 count of conspiracy to violate Internatl Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) & $ laundering, per a plea deal” #legal
#FBI & Colorado Springs Police Sued for Targeting & Spying on Racial Justice Protesters
The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado has sued the FBI, the Colorado Springs Police Department and local officers for illegally spying on local activist Jacqueline "Jax" Armendariz Unzueta and the Chinook Center, a community organizing hub in Colorado Springs.
Wenn US-Unternehmen mal wieder von EU-Datengrenzen und EU-Servern fantasieren, dann schickt ihnen doch den folgenden Link: »Jenseits der Grenzen: Überblick über das US-Geheimdienstrecht«. 👇
Manafort is a convicted felon. It’s not just that he’s a Kremlin agent who was paid $10 million/year by Oleg Derispaska starting in 2006 to advance Putin’s interests in the United States. It’s not just that he knowingly colluded with the Kremlin in 2016 bypassing proprietary data to Russian intelligence in mid-campaign.
Rapist Donald to Rehire Confessed Money Launderer Who Conspired with his Business Partner, a Russian spy, wanted by the FBI.
WaPo reported the criminal defendant Donald has hired the convicted felon, national security threat Manafort as a campaign adviser. The rapist pardoned Manafort in 2020 after he was convicted in 2018 on Obstruction of justice, bank fraud & tax charges.
Reward: The #FBI is offering a #reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to the #arrest of Konstantin Kilimnik, a longtime Manafort business associate, a Russian intelligence agent.
Felon and National security threat Paul Manafort's business partner is a wanted Russian Spy, has been re-hired by criminal defendant Trump.
DoJ's Mueller prosecutor A.Weissmann on felon
Paul Manafort: Manafort Trump’s second campaign manager, met with a Putin ally to discuss a proposed deal that would have allowed Russia to annex a part of Ukraine. This was done with Trump's implicit approval.
Ex-FBI official says GOP is telling agents: 'If you investigate our party, you are going to pay the price' (www.rawstory.com)
Former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi wasn't happy after watching Republicans grill FBI director Christopher Wray in the House Wednesday. While Democrats questioned Wray for ignoring warnings about Jan. 6, Republicans sought answers to a slew of conspiracy theories and culture war grievances that go a...
Former FBI agent sentenced to 4 years in prison for helping Russian oligarchs evade sanctions (kyivindependent.com)
Charles McGonigal, a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) officer, was sentenced to four years in prison on Dec. 14 for helping well-known, Kremlin-linked Russian oligarchs evade sanctions and launder money.
FBI informant charged with lying about Biden family's ties to Ukrainian business (kyivindependent.com)
The informant, Alexander Smirnov, told his handler in summer 2020 that the Bidens sought two $5 million bribes from the energy firm Burisma in 2015 and 2016.