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☆ How J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's first and longest director of the FBI, used controversial methods to turn the agency into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( James Pasley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

J. Edgar Hoover took over the FBI, then known as the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 when he was 29 years old. He later used the bureau to gather information on influential people like John F. Kennedy, Albert Einstein, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Hoover turned the agency from a relatively powerless group into one of the most efficient investigative forces in the world. The list included President John F. Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt, Albert Einstein, and Felix Frankfurter. He later said of it, "J. Edgar Hoover was like a sewer that collected dirt.

Persons: Edgar Hoover, Hoover, John F, Kennedy, Albert Einstein, Eleanor Roosevelt, Felix Frankfurter, Laurence Silberman, J Organizations: FBI, Investigation, Service Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ US House panel subpoenas FBI's Wray, DOJ's Garland in social media probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and alleged politicization of law enforcement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Thursday it had issued subpoenas to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland related to the panel's investigation of allegations of online censorship. Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Rami AyyubOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Jonathan Ernst, General Merrick Garland, Eric Beech, Rami Ayyub Organizations: Federal Bureau of, Capitol, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . House, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S

☆ Ex-FBI counterintelligence official pleads guilty to conspiracy charge for helping Russian oligarch
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

McGonigal is expected to change his plea to guilty after initially pleading not guilty. A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to violate sanctions on Russia by going to work, after he retired, for an oligarch he once investigated. McGonigal told the judge he accepted over $17,000 to help Deripaska collect derogatory information about another Russian oligarch who was a business competitor. McGonigal pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiring to launder money and violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He supervised investigations of Russian oligarchs, including Deripaska.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, McGonigal, Deripaska, Rebecca Dell, Jennifer H, Rearden, Vladimir Putin, Matthew G, Olsen Organizations: FBI, Manhattan Federal Court, Emergency Economic, U.S, District of Columbia, Justice Department's National Security Division Locations: New York City, McGonigal, Russia, Crimea, New York, Washington ,, Albanian, Cypress, New Jersey, United States, Russian

☆ Phishing scams targeting small business on social media including Meta are a 'gold mine' for criminals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Ellen Sheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

CNBC quarterly surveys of small business owners in recent years have indicated that many do not rate the risk of cyberattack highly, yet the FBI says that in recent years a wave of hacks has targeted small business. Small business owners say social media giants such as Meta have done little to help them address the problem. Malware can target victims through email phishing, browser extensions, ads and mobile apps and various social media platforms. According to SCORE, a nonprofit partly funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half of small business owners cited social media as their preferred digital marketing channel. And social media accounts of small businesses are like a gold mine," said Joseph Steinberg, a cyber security privacy and AI expert, who sees small business social media accounts as "low hanging fruit."

Persons: it's, Pat Bennett, Pat's Granola, Bennett, hasn't, Pat Bennett Bennett's, Joseph Steinberg, Bryan Palma, Europol, Palma, Cai Dixon, Dixon Organizations: Facebook, Meta, CNBC, FBI, SCORE, U.S . Small Business Administration, YouTube Locations: Cleveland, Europe

[1/3] Charles McGonigal, a former FBI official who has been charged with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, arrives at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. At the time, McGonigal pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts including sanctions violations and money laundering. McGonigal told the court he was "deeply remorseful" for his actions. U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden is scheduled to sentence McGonigal on Dec. 14. U.S. prosecutors charged McGonigal as they ramped up efforts to enforce sanctions on Russian officials and police their suspected enablers following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Brendan McDermid, McGonigal, Vladimir Potanin, Seth DuCharme, Jennifer Rearden, Matthew Olsen, Washington, Jody Godoy, Grant McCool Organizations: FBI, Court, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Deripaska, U.S . Department of Justice's National Security Division, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Russian, New York City, U.S, New York, Manhattan, Russia, Cyprus, New Jersey, Ukraine, Nornickel

☆ Exclusive: A veteran FBI agent told Congress that investigations into Giuliani and other Trump allies were 'suppressed'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

An FBI veteran said his superiors suppressed investigations of Trump, Insider can exclusively reveal. Those figures, the statement claims, explicitly included "anyone in the [Trump] White House and any former or current associates of President Trump." The directions he received included a strict prohibition on filing intelligence reports relating to Giuliani or any other Trump associate. Even before the emergence of this new whistleblower, there has been ample evidence of individual FBI agents with pro-Trump partisan sympathies. Some FBI agents were reportedly satisfied by an assertion made by Trump's legal team that he'd turned over all his classified documents, and wanted to close the Mar-a-Lago government records investigation down.

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☆ FBI shoots and kills Utah man wanted for threats against Biden, Manhattan DA
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden waves as he departs from Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Aug. 7, 2023. The FBI shot and killed a Utah man on Wednesday while trying to arrest him for threatening to murder President Joe Biden and the New York district attorney who is prosecuting former President Donald Trump in connection with hush money payments, NBC News reported. Many other politicians were also allegedly threatened by the man, Provo resident Craig Deleeuw Robertson, who was accused in court documents of vowing to retaliate against the FBI during an investigation. Robertson was fatally shot by at least one FBI agent at 6:15 a.m. in Provo, about 12 hours before Biden was due to visit the state in Salt Lake City No agents were injured. "The incident began when special agents attempted to serve arrest and search warrants at a residence,"the FBI said in a statement.

Persons: Joe Biden, Base Andrews, Donald Trump, Craig Deleeuw Robertson, Robertson, Biden Organizations: Delaware Air National Guard Base, Base, FBI, New, NBC News, Provo, FBI's Locations: New Castle , Delaware, Utah, New York, Provo, Salt Lake City

☆ Retailers are blaming organized theft for lower profits — but it's hard to tell if it's really rising
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Lindsey Nicholson | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesRetailers have zeroed in on organized retail theft as a top priority, as more and more companies blame crime for lower profits. Those mentions could flare up again as a flurry of retail companies will report financial results starting next week. Many of them described organized theft as an industrywide problem that's largely out of their control. While organized theft is a real concern, it is nearly impossible to verify the claims retailers make about it. Target has repeatedly said organized retail theft is fueling its inventory losses.

Persons: Lindsey Nicholson, Foot, Raphael Duguay, Duguay, Mark Cohen, Cohen, Bradlees Organizations: Universal, Getty, Retailers, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Yale University School of Management, Columbia Business School, Sears Canada, Lazarus Department, National Retail Federation, Walgreens, Ucg, . Census, FBI, CNBC, Target Locations: Queens , New York

☆ Ex-FBI agent accused of working for Russian oligarch may change plea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Luc Cohen | Thomson Reuters | Reports On The New York Federal Courts. Previously Worked As A Correspondent In Venezuela | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Charles McGonigal, a former FBI official who has been charged with working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, arrives at Federal Court in New York City, U.S., March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File PhotoCompanies OK Rusal MKPAO FollowNEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A former FBI agent accused by U.S. prosecutors of working for sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska may change his plea in relation to criminal charges of evading U.S. sanctions and money laundering, court records showed on Monday. A change of plea hearing before U.S. District Judge Jennifer Rearden in Manhattan has been scheduled for Aug. 15. The charges against McGonigal came as U.S. prosecutors ramped up efforts to enforce sanctions on Russian officials and police their alleged enablers in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Reporting by Luc Cohen in New York; Editing by Mark Porter and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Charles McGonigal, Oleg Deripaska, Brendan McDermid, Jennifer Rearden, McGonigal, oligarch, Russia's, Luc Cohen, Mark Porter, Conor Humphries Organizations: FBI, Court, REUTERS, U.S, Deripaska, Kremlin, Thomson Locations: Russian, New York City, U.S, Manhattan, New York, Ukraine, Washington

☆ Simone Biles stepped away from ‘corrosive’ gymnastics for mental health. Now she’s back
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Savanna Stewart | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

“We’ve never seen an athlete like Simone Biles,” Ryan said. And yet that sport was corrosive enough and abusive enough that she really had to step away for her own mental health,” added Ryan. “I have to focus on my mental health and not jeopardize my health and well-being.”Biles was replaced in the all-around final by Jade Carey, who had finished ninth in the qualifying round. More than 150 athletes, including Biles, said that the former USA Gymnastics team doctor sexually abused them under the guise of providing medical treatment. “I think this just really shows the lack of leadership of USA Gymnastics and the United States Olympic Committee.”However, there is hope that a brighter future is in store for USA Gymnastics.

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☆ White House recommends scaling back FBI authority under intelligence act
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Steve Holland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - A White House review on Monday recommended that the FBI's ability to conduct non-national security queries under a controversial surveillance law be removed as part of reforms aimed at getting the law reauthorized. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's Section 702 permits the U.S. government to collect digital communications of foreigners located outside the United States. "If Congress fails to reauthorize Section 702, history may judge the lapse of Section 702 authorities as one of the worst intelligence failures of our time," concluded the review, which was conducted for the White House by the president's Intelligence Advisory Board. The review recommended that Attorney General Merrick Garland "remove FBI’s authority to conduct queries for evidence of a non-national security-related crime in its Section 702 data." "FBI’s use of Section 702 should be limited to foreign intelligence purposes only and FBI personnel should receive additional training on what foreign intelligence entails," the review said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Merrick Garland, Joe Biden's, Jake Sullivan, Jon, Steve Holland, Mark Porter, Deepa Babington Organizations: Foreign Intelligence, Republican, White, president's Intelligence, Department, FBI, Thomson Locations: United States

☆ If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Secret Service concluded their investigation into the cocaine bag without identifying any suspects. Surveillance footage of the area in the West Wing also was no help in finding the culprit. The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the incident without identifying any suspects, CNN and the Associated Press were the first to report. The cocaine was confirmed as cocaine by subsequent lab tests, and the Homeland Security's National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center eventually confirmed it posed no actual threat. Surveillance footage of the area also proved inconclusive, CNN reports, and the Secret Service wasn't even able to determine what day the drugs were left behind.

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☆ If you left your cocaine at the White House, you're in the clear now: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Taylor Berman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Secret Service concluded their investigation into the cocaine bag without identifying any suspects. The AP reports no DNA or fingerprints were found on the bag. Surveillance footage of the area in the West Wing also was no help in finding the culprit. The Secret Service has concluded their investigation into the incident without identifying any suspects, CNN and the Associated Press were the first to report. Surveillance footage of the area also proved inconclusive, CNN reports, and the Secret Service wasn't even able to determine what day the drugs were left behind.

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☆ WSJ Opinion: The FBI's Christopher Wray and Defining Disinformation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

What Burger King’s New Logo Says About Its StrategyBurger King revealed its first total rebrand in over 20 years as it looks to win back sales from rivals like McDonald’s and Wendy’s. A branding expert and reporter explain what Burger King is trying to say with its new logo. Photo illustration: Ryan Trefes

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☆ FBI director boasts that applications are 'up over 100%' in Florida after Matt Gaetz says people trusted the FBI 'more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

FBI Director Christopher Wray bragged about the agency's recruitment when informed of its low popularity. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz claimed the bureau was trusted more under the notorious leadership of J. Edgar Hoover. Gaetz grew agitated with Wray after a series of aggressive questions about Hunter Biden and the FBI's January 6 investigation. "People trusted the FBI more when J. Edgar Hoover was running the place than when you are. "I certainly didn't perjure myself," Wray shot back Gaetz, who had accused him of lying to lawmakers.

Persons: Christopher Wray, Matt Gaetz, J, Edgar Hoover, Wray, Gaetz, Hunter Biden, it's, Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr, Wray volleyed, Hunter, Biden, Donald Trump, James Comey Organizations: Republican, Service, FBI, Florida Republican, Democratic, Republicans, Intelligence, Committee Locations: Florida, Wall, Silicon

☆ Former FBI agent shares 3 things people with high emotional intelligence always do when talking to others
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Polina Marinova Pompliano | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A key skill he mastered during his 24 years as one of the FBI's lead international negotiators was emotional intelligence. To resolve the conflict, he did three things that he says people with high emotional intelligence do when communicating with others, especially during sensitive conversations:1. This keeps you present and emotionally sober while allowing the bank robber to continue talking. Label the other person's emotionsVoss then told the second bank robber, "It wasn't your fault, was it?" High emotional intelligence requires strategic listening

Persons: Chris Voss, Voss Organizations: Chase Manhattan Bank Locations: Voss, Brooklyn , New York

Their tormentors have also called in false bomb threats to venues using their names in three states. To combat the growing problem, the FBI has begun taking formal measures to get a comprehensive picture of the problem on a national level. Chief Scott Schubert with the bureau's Criminal Justice Information Services headquarters in Clarksburg, West Virginia, told NBC News that the agency formed a national online database in May to facilitate information sharing between hundreds of police departments and law enforcement agencies across the country pertaining to swatting incidents. No central agency has tracked swatting incidents or suspects in the U.S., so official statistics are not available. The couple was mostly recently swatted at their home on Tuesday, bringing the total of swatting incidents to 43.

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☆ 'Planned in plain sight': Senate report finds intel agencies failed in the lead-up to Jan. 6
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Ryan Nobles | Ryan J. Reilly | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement agencies failed to correctly analyze a wide range of intelligence showing the potential for violence on Jan. 6, 2021, Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee concluded in a report released Tuesday. That post was one of many alluding to the potential for violence leading up to Jan. 6. "What was shocking is that this attack was essentially planned in plain sight in social media," Peters said in an interview, "And yet it seemed as if our intelligence agencies completely dropped the ball." According to the report, similar streams of intelligence continued to flood federal agencies tasked with keeping watch for violent activity. "On the contrary, these threats were made openly, often in publicly available social media posts, and FBI and I&A were aware of them."

Persons: Sen, Gary Peters, Parler, …, Peters Organizations: Senate Homeland Security, FBI, Department of Homeland Security's, of Intelligence, Capitol, U.S . Capitol Police, Washington Metropolitan Police, Washington Field Office, DHS National Operations Center Locations: WASHINGTON, Washington

☆ Newly declassified report shows U.S. intelligence community remains divided over likely origin of Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Zoë Richards | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

(L-R) Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, CIA Director William Burns and FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Select Committee on Intelligence hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 9, 2023 in Washington, DC. The leaders of the intelligence agencies testified on a wide range of issues, including China, Russia, Covid-19 origins, and TikTok. "All agencies continue to assess that both a natural and laboratory-associated origin remain plausible hypotheses to explain the first human infection," the 10-page declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said. But "almost all" intelligence agencies agreed that the virus wasn't genetically engineered, and all agencies agreed that Covid was not manufactured as a biological weapon. The spokesman added that "getting to the bottom of the origins" of Covid remains a top priority for the president.

Persons: Scott Berrier, Paul Nakasone, National Intelligence Avril Haines, William Burns, Christopher Wray, Covid, Joe Biden Organizations: Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, National Intelligence, CIA, Capitol, Intelligence, National Intelligence Council, Department of Energy, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan Institute, Virology, White House National Security Council Locations: Washington ,, China, Russia, Covid, Wuhan, U.S

☆ Former Texas Rep. Will Hurd jumps into the 2024 GOP presidential race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Rose Horowitch | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Will Hurd, a retired CIA officer and former Texas congressman, announced Thursday that is joining the race for the Republican presidential nomination, launching a long-shot bid as a moderate alternative to GOP hard-liners. But he faces long odds in a growing primary field still dominated by former President Donald Trump, analysts say. Hurd called a 2024 battle between Trump and President Joe Biden the "rematch from hell," claiming that a majority of Americans would prefer other candidates. Hurd has cast himself as a moderate Republican who can appeal to voters across the political spectrum. "Republican voters want to win," Terrill said.

Persons: Will Hurd, Hurd, Donald Trump, J, Miles Coleman, Coleman, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Joe Biden, It's, Biden, Matt Terrill, —, Terrill Organizations: CIA, Republican, GOP, CBS, Trump, University of Virginia's Center, Politics, Black Republican, Press, Russian, OpenAI, CNN Locations: Texas, New Hampshire, Ukraine, America, Iowa, South Carolina

☆ Spy balloon 'chapter should be closed’ after China talks, Blinken tells NBC News
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Janis Mackey Frayer | Jennifer Jett | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

China's President Xi Jinping (R) receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. President Xi Jinping hosted Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing on June 19, capping two days of high-level talks by the US secretary of state with Chinese officials. BEIJING — Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News on Monday that his trip to Beijing marked an "important start" in stabilizing U.S. ties with China and that the countries should move on from the spy balloon incident that postponed his earlier visit. "That chapter should be closed," Blinken said in an interview before leaving Beijing, where he spent two days meeting with senior Chinese officials including President Xi Jinping. Blinken's trip to China, the first by a U.S. secretary of state since 2018, was postponed in February after the discovery of an alleged Chinese spy balloon over U.S. territory.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Antony Blinken, Blinken, Nancy Pelosi's, Joe Biden, Xi, Biden, that's, we've, there's, Jinping, Janis Mackey Frayer, Jennifer Jett Organizations: of, People, BEIJING —, NBC, South China, Cuban, U.S ., Congressional, House Locations: Beijing, BEIJING, China, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, South, U.S, South Carolina, Cuba, doesn't, Indonesia, Hong Kong

☆ Trump is 'toast' if classified records case is proven, ex-attorney general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Sarah N. Lynch | Thomson Reuters | Sarah N. Lynch Is The Lead Reporter For Reuters Covering The U.S. Justice Department Out Of Washington | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Trump told Politico on Saturday that he would continue his presidential campaign, even if he were convicted in the case, saying "I'll never leave." Of the 37 counts against Trump, 31 of them relate to secret and top secret classified documents that he kept after leaving the White House in early 2021. NOT 'PERSONAL DOCUMENTS'Trump has previously defended his retention of classified records, claiming without evidence he declassified them while in office - a defense that his allies have also repeated. Trump and his allies have also separately tried to argue that the records at the heart of the case are personal in nature and covered by the Presidential Records Act. "He has every right to have classified documents that he declassifies under the Presidential Records Act," Habba told Fox News Sunday.

Persons: William Barr, Jack Smith's, Donald Trump, Barr, Trump, Alina Habba, Jim Jordan, CNN's, Habba, Donald J, Sarah N, Lynch, Arshad Mohammed, Rami Ayyub, Mary Milliken, Paul Simao Organizations: Former U.S, Sunday, Trump, Fox, Republican, White, Politico, FBI, Justice Department, . House, Union, Presidential, Presidential Records, Fox News, ., Defense Department, Thomson Locations: Former, Miami, Palm Beach , Florida, Russia, Florida, New Jersey, St, Paul , Minnesota, Washington

☆ Trump's defenders have launched a plan months in the making that ignores the substance of the indictment while attacking the credibility of federal prosecutors
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Supporters of Trump in Congress have now launched a plan months in the making to discredit federal prosecutors. McCarthy called it a "grave injustice" and said that House Republicans "will hold this brazen weaponization of power accountable." "God bless President Trump." As special counsel Jack Smith was preparing this week to release the indictment, Trump's allies on Capitol Hill were working overtime to prepare the defense of the former president. Jordan issued a series of letters to the Justice Department, demanding documents related to his investigation into Trump's handling of classified records.

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A member of the conservative Federalist Society, Cannon had relatively little experience as a lawyer when nominated by Trump and confirmed in November 2020 to the federal bench by the U.S. Senate then led by Trump's Republican Party. The ruling was criticized by many legal observers, including William Barr, who served as attorney general under Trump. Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024, was indicted on Thursday for illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing justice. Cannon, born in 1981 in Cali, Colombia, appears set to oversee at least the initial stages of one of the most consequential legal cases in U.S. history. Reporting by Rami Ayyub, Sarah N. Lynch, Luc Cohen and Jacquelyn Thomsen; Editing by Doina Chiacu and Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Aileen Cannon, Donald Trump's, Cannon, Trump's, William Barr, Gibson Dunn, Rami Ayyub, Sarah N, Lynch, Luc Cohen, Jacquelyn Thomsen, Doina Chiacu, Howard Goller Organizations: Federalist Society, Trump, U.S, Senate, Trump's Republican Party, White, FBI, U.S . Department of Justice, Republican, University of Michigan Law School, American Bar Association, Thomson Locations: Florida, Palm Beach , Florida, Cali , Colombia, Iowa, Washington ,, Fort Pierce , Florida

[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian SnyderWASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - The indictment of former President Donald Trump on multiple charges related to his handling of classified documents on Thursday has thrust the Justice Department back into the center of the Republican presidential primary campaign. In a video posted on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, he reiterated previous assertions that the Justice Department has been weaponized for political ends. But he has shied away from promoting more aggressive reforms at the Justice Department. In a statement on Thursday night, he lambasted the Justice Department, calling it part of a "federal police state."

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