Billionaire megadonor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in 2021, Insider reported.
What does an FBI informant do?
The main responsibility of an FBI informant is, as the name suggests, to provide information and intelligence to the bureau.
According to an internal FBI guide, the FBI can recruit lawyers, reporters, clergy members, prison officials, and even minors and individuals who live overseas.
They "will be either an 'FBI source' or a 'former FBI source' and, in turn, his or her conduct or misconduct will reflect upon the FBI."
Persons:
megadonor, Trump, Peter Thiel, —, J.D, Vance, Blake Masters, Charles Johnson, Johnson, Thiel, Johnathan Buma, They'll, it's
Organizations:
FBI, Service, Intercept, intel, CHS
Locations:
Arizona, Silicon, Los Angeles