by Brad Reed | Jun 13, 2026 | Donald Trump, elections, FBI, intimidation, Kash Patel, midterms, News, Ohio, Raid, Shontel Brown, Trump Administration, Voting Rights
A voting rights organization in Ohio is accusing the federal government of waging a large-scale intimidation campaign after the group was raided by the FBI on Thursday. MS NOW reported on late Thursday that FBI agents searched the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an organization that helps register voters. In addition to raiding the group’s offices…
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by Truthout | May 15, 2026 | Department of Justice, Donald Trump, FBI, FBI payback squad, Kash Patel, News, weaponization of the DOJ
The FBI has reportedly established a team of agents, informally known as a “payback squad,” that is tasked with pursuing investigations (and eventually charges) against individuals perceived to be the political enemies of President Donald Trump. NOTUS reported on the details of the so-called payback squad, citing four individuals with knowledge of its existence…
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by Chris Walker | May 7, 2026 | FBI, Kash Patel, News, press freedom, Sarah Fitzgerald, The Atlantic, weaponization of the DOJ
The FBI has reportedly launched a criminal investigation into sources that provided information regarding the agency’s director, Kash Patel, and his alcohol drinking habits to The Atlantic, which published details about them last month. The article in question, produced by staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick, relied on dozens of sources, including former and current FBI officials…
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by Sharon Zhang | Apr 30, 2026 | Anthony Fauci, Corruption, COVID-19, Donald Trump, FBI, Kash Patel, News, Presidential Records Act, watergate
The Trump administration raided the home of and jailed a scientist this week over alleged violations of record-keeping protocols, with FBI Director Kash Patel saying officials will not tolerate such abuses — all while the administration is being sued over a recent policy declaring that Donald Trump is immune from record-keeping law. On Monday, federal law enforcement agents pounded on the…
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by Chris Walker | Apr 30, 2026 | Department of Justice, Donald Trump, Instagram, James Comey, Kash Patel, News
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges against former FBI Director James Comey, alleging that an image he shared on social media of seashells arranged in the shape of two numbers amounted to “serious expression of an intent to do harm to the President.” Comey posted the picture in May 2025, displaying shells he found on a beach during his family vacation. The shells made out the…
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by Chris Walker | Apr 22, 2026 | Democrats, House Judiciary Committee, Kash Patel, News, Ted Lieu, Trump Cabinet
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have sent a letter addressed to FBI Director Kash Patel demanding answers regarding a recent article in The Atlantic that alleges he regularly engages in excessive partying, drinking, and travel at the expense of taxpayers. “A damning and explosive report recently revealed that the men and women of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are…
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