Trump and Some of His Cabinet Members Attend U.F.C. Fight in Miami
The spectacle at the mixed martial arts event was emblematic of an emboldened president who increasingly encourages displays of force to carry out his agenda.
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The spectacle at the mixed martial arts event was emblematic of an emboldened president who increasingly encourages displays of force to carry out his agenda.
The employee was a longtime counterintelligence analyst who had worked on the F.B.I.’s investigation examining Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
It was the latest in a series of moves to scrap or soften punishments against President Trump’s supporters, including members of the violent mob that attacked the Capitol.
The A.T.F. has been hit by the departure of key career officials, the diversion of agents from core duties to immigration enforcement and from what amounts to a campaign of indifference.
The unusual move has placed a civilian military leader in charge of a domestic law enforcement entity.
In recent days, Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, and Dan Bongino, his deputy, have promised to bring change to what they have called a broken institution.
The F.B.I.’s No. 2 official said he would rise above partisanship, an admission that reflected skepticism among former and current agents about whether he would maintain the bureau’s independence.
U.S. intelligence chiefs were scheduled to brief a Senate panel on global threats, but the hearing was likely to be overshadowed by questions over the security breach.
The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.
From his wildly popular podcast to the No. 2 post at the F.B.I., Dan Bongino joins Kash Patel, President Trump’s former election surrogate, to lead the agency at a turning point.