🌊 The Battle for the FBI

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There have been dozens of major developments at the FBI since Trump took office. Left-leaning outlets say he’s purging it, hollowing it out, and leaving the country vulnerable; right-leaning ones say he’s ending “weaponization” and curbing the “deep state.”

Today, we cut through the noise and explore what’s really happening at the FBI.

Last week, Emil Bove sent a memo to FBI leadership.

Bove – recently Trump’s defense attorney and now his acting deputy attorney general – said the leaders couldn’t be trusted: "I do not believe that the current leadership of the Justice Department can trust these FBI employees to assist in implementing the President's agenda faithfully," his memo read.

The executives — who oversaw intelligence, national security, cyber-investigations, and the FBI’s science and technology branch — were told to resign or be fired. Some had been heavily involved in the January 6 investigation; all had been promoted under Christopher Wray, the FBI director who oversaw that investigation.

Bove then issued another order.

The FBI’s January 6 probe was the largest single criminal investigation in American history, producing 1,270 convictions and involving 5,000 agents. Bove wanted a list of all agents involved.

Two days later, those on the list received a survey. It asked 13 questions about the employee’s role at the FBI, leading to the question, “What was your/your employee role in the investigation(s) or prosecution(s) relating to events that occurred at or near the US Capitol on January 6, 2021?”

So what’s Trump doing, and why?

Editor’s Note

We’re going to try to keep these emails coming daily. There’s a ton of news and we’re racing to keep up with it, cut through the spin, and get it out to you. For those who missed the past two days’ stories, you can read our report from the border here and our one on the “Flood the Zone” strategy here. 

Thank you for reading. 

–Max and Max

RocaNews co-founders