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General Category => Trump Legal Investigations => Mar-a-Lago Raid => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 29, 2022, 09:05:13 pm
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FBI special agent who opened Trump investigation reportedly escorted out of Bureau headquarters
"Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three "headquarters-looking types.'"
By Ben Whedon
Updated: August 29, 2022 - 4:01pm
Former Washington Field Office Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was reportedly escorted out of the Bureau's headquarters on Friday, amid whistleblower allegations that he showed political bias in his handling of politically sensitive investigations.
The Washington Times reported eyewitness accounts that "Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three 'headquarters-looking types.'"
Whistleblowers alleged that Thibault concealed the partisan nature of evidence from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to secure their approval to open an investigation into former President Donald Trump. That investigation culminated in the FBI's raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.
The public release of the affidavit that accompanied the search warrant revealed the warrant application relied heavily on information from news articles, including a CBS Miami piece titled "Moving Trucks Spotted At Mar-a-Lago" and a Breitbart News article in which former Trump adviser Kash Patel discussed the classified status of documents the bureau previously removed from the estate on behalf of the National Archives.
Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley confirmed to Just the News prior to the raid that Thibault had been removed from his post and reassigned to an unspecified position.
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/fbi-special-agent-who-opened-trump-investigation-reportedly-escorted
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Not a good look for Feeble BI
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Published August 29, 2022 8:56pm EDT
FBI agent accused of political bias, suppressing Hunter Biden laptop leaves the bureau
The FBI agent accused of running interference in the investigation into Hunter Biden has resigned
By Bradford Betz , David Spunt | Fox News
An FBI agent who was accused of bias in handling the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop has resigned.
FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault is no longer with the bureau, Fox News has learned. Thibault retired over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the matter. He was walked out of the building on Friday, which is standard procedure, per the source.
According to Grassley, the whistleblowers said that DOJ and FBI employees must follow strict substantial factual predication guidelines to open an investigation and that Thibault did not follow these guidelines.
"As you are aware, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault is not the only politically biased FBI agent at the Washington Field Office," Grassley wrote. He added that "the FBI answers to Congress and the American people."
During a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing earlier this month, FBI Director Christopher Wray called the whistleblowers' allegations "deeply troubling." He promised that the whistleblowers would be protected and removed Thibault from his supervisory role.
Thibault was one of 13 assistant special agents in charge at the Washington field office. He was not involved in the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month at any level.
Fox News has reached out to Grassley’s office and the FBI for comment but did not hear back before publication.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agent-accused-political-bias-suppressing-hunter-biden-laptop-leaves-bureau
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Published August 29, 2022 8:56pm EDT
FBI agent accused of political bias, suppressing Hunter Biden laptop leaves the bureau
The FBI agent accused of running interference in the investigation into Hunter Biden has resigned
By Bradford Betz , David Spunt | Fox News
An FBI agent who was accused of bias in handling the investigation into Hunter Biden’s laptop has resigned.
FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault is no longer with the bureau, Fox News has learned. Thibault retired over the weekend, according to a source familiar with the matter. He was walked out of the building on Friday, which is standard procedure, per the source.
According to Grassley, the whistleblowers said that DOJ and FBI employees must follow strict substantial factual predication guidelines to open an investigation and that Thibault did not follow these guidelines.
"As you are aware, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault is not the only politically biased FBI agent at the Washington Field Office," Grassley wrote. He added that "the FBI answers to Congress and the American people."
During a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing earlier this month, FBI Director Christopher Wray called the whistleblowers' allegations "deeply troubling." He promised that the whistleblowers would be protected and removed Thibault from his supervisory role.
Thibault was one of 13 assistant special agents in charge at the Washington field office. He was not involved in the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month at any level.
Fox News has reached out to Grassley’s office and the FBI for comment but did not hear back before publication.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agent-accused-political-bias-suppressing-hunter-biden-laptop-leaves-bureau
"...HAS RESIGNED"...my ass!!
At a minimum, he should be in a military confinement facility... in isolation, with no food, water, or sunlight.
...with "Take Me On" playing non-stop 24/7.
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He should be stripped of all retirement benefits.
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He should be stripped of all retirement benefits.
He was just following orders /Sarc
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He was just following orders /Sarc
You can lose the sarcasm tag as what you said is more than likely true @verga
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Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley confirmed to Just the News prior to the raid that Thibault had been removed from his post and reassigned to an unspecified position.
"Dirty FBI agent who BURIED Hunter Biden Laptop excommunicated from Bureau as DC PANICS after Trump Raid IMPLODES" (Video)
https://mobile.twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1564635086431068160