Trump’s FBI Reforms Need To Include Ending Its Data Distortions On Crime

There is a lot of attention on the Trump administration removing dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials involved in charging 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, but one area of politicization in the FBI and DOJ that isn’t getting attention: crime data.

The ability to manipulate and distort crime data allows those distorting the data to control the political debate.

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FBI agents try to block administration’s effort to examine Trump, Jan. 6 cases

A group of nine FBI agents asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block the Trump administration’s efforts to collect information on thousands of case agents across the country who worked on investigations tied to the President Donald Trump or the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Attorneys for the agents, who filed suit anonymously in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said any effort to use that information as a basis to fire FBI employees would be unlawful, retaliatory and violation of civil service protections.

They also raised concerns that administration officials might make public the names of agents involved in the Jan. 6 cases, “placing themselves in their families in immediate danger of retribution by the now pardoned and at-large Jan. 6 convicted felons.”

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Kash Patel Vows to Investigate Anti-Catholicism Within the FBI During Confirmation Hearing

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, sat for a confirmation hearing Thursday where lawmakers focused on high profile instances of FBI misconduct and Patel’s inflammatory political commentary.

Senator Josh Hawley (R., Mo.) brought up an FBI memo listing Catholic parishes the bureau believed harbored extremists and could offer opportunities for recruiting informants.

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Lindsey Graham’s Exchange With Kash Patel Reminds Us How Corrupt the FBI Has Become

While Democrats are using Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing for FBI Director to rant and rave about Jan. 6, at least one Republican used his time to illustrate why so many people no longer trust the Bureau.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) brought up Patel’s work investigating FBI operation Crossfire Hurricane, an effort aimed at promoting the hoax that President Donald Trump collaborated with the Russian government to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

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Why the FBI Chokes on the T-Word

Whether the bureau designates an Islamist attack “terrorism” depends on a dubious judgment that it was inspired by “false” Islamic teaching.

Turns out that Shamsud-Din Jabbar kept Islamic scripture on, of all places, his internal profile page at Deloitte, where he was working as a “solutions specialist” — which sounds eerie now in light of the “solution” he had in mind when he rammed a rented Ford pickup truck into a crowd of revelers on Bourbon Street in the first hours of the new year, killing 15 and injuring dozens more.

A major housecleaning is in order.

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‘The Easiest Way to Get Paid Is to Go Round Up MAGA People,’ Bias and Bonuses Drive the FBI

From the labeling of Orthodox Catholic Americans as extremists, investigations into “anti-abortion extremists” as significant national security threats, the raid of Mar-a-Lago, the relentless January 6 witch-hunting, and the onslaught of rhetoric about white supremacy, the FBI appears to be politically motivated agency.

Kyle Seraphin, FBI agent turned whistleblower, contends that the FBI’s transformation was set in motion after 9/11, when the agency was granted sweeping reforms and expanded surveillance powers, which he believes laid the foundation for the politicization that followed.

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Report reveals that FBI spied on its likely new director, Kash Patel

It’s going to be awkward at FBI headquarters next month when President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the bureau likely takes over.

According to a new government watchdog report, the FBI spied on its prospective new boss, Kash Patel.

Patel has promised to “clean house” at the Hoover Building, and hold all those who “abused their power” during the Russiagate “witch hunt” accountable.

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Good Riddance, Christopher Wray

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced on Wednesday that he would step down from the nation’s premier law enforcement agency in January.

“After weeks of careful thought, I’ve decided the right thing for the Bureau is for me to serve until the end of the current administration in January and then step down,” Wray told agency employees at an internal town hall. “My goal is to keep the focus on our mission — the indispensable work you’re doing on behalf of the American people every day. In my view, this is the best way to avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray, while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important to how we do our work.”

Another conspiracy proven fact!

Kash Patel come on down. h/t Mauser

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Feds Use Bank Loophole To Surveil Americans’ Financial Data Without Warrants, House Judiciary Says

The FBI “manipulated” the SAR filing process by pressuring banks to file reports on individuals the FBI deems “suspicious,” making financial institutions “de facto arms of law enforcement,” the interim report released Friday said. SARs do not require any legal process, granting officials “virtually unchecked access” to “confidential and highly sensitive information.”

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FBI gets involved after mysterious car-sized ‘drones’ reported near Trump New Jersey golf resort

People in the Garden State’s Morris and Somerset counties, where President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster golf course is located, have been notifying law enforcement since November about the mysterious flying objects, which are larger than typical hobbyist drones.

Roughly 40 miles west of New York City in Somerset County, Trump’s Bedminster private golf resort was one of his favored retreats from the White House during his first term in office. Now, residents in the area have reported repeated sightings of hundreds of aircraft resembling “small car-sized drones,” per multiple media reports.

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