New FBI deputy director will help Trump ‘weaponize’ bureau, top Democrat says

Trump’s pick to help run the FBI has a history of prosecuting influential democrats

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more ...

Trump’s pick to help run the FBI has a history of prosecuting influential Democrats

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In late July, Missouri state troopers walked into St. Louis County government headquarters and seized the cellphone of one of the most prominent Democratic officials in this solidly red state. Two days later, a grand jury indicted Sam Page, the St. Louis County executive. Acting as a special prosecu…

Trump Taps Missouri AG With History of Prosecuting Democrats to Help Run FBI

“Political opponents are going to get targeted,” warns one expert.

Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are going to attract the attention of Donald Trump.”

'Clear as day': Former FBI official says this top Trump pick about to be forced out of job

One recent surprise appointment of a co-deputy director at the FBI suggests that President Donald Trump could be preparing to fire one of his most controversial picks at the bureau.That's according to several law enforcement sources — including a former senior FBI official — who confided to NBC News on Tuesday that current FBI deputy director Dan Bongino may be headed for the exits. Those sources, who spoke to the outlet anonymously, said that M…

New FBI deputy director will help Trump ‘weaponize’ bureau, top Democrat says

A top Senate Democrat said new FBI deputy director Andrew Bailey used his power as Missouri’s attorney general to aid President Trump politically.