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Musk Rips Trump's Defense: 'Just Release the Files'

President had backed Pam Bondi over her handling of Jeffrey Epstein case

(Newser) - Elon Musk has further solidified his split with President Trump with responses about the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The president on Saturday had posted a long defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has come under MAGA fire after announcing there are no previously secret documents...

Trump Tells MAGA Critics of Bondi to Back Off

Attorney general is doing a 'fantastic job,' says president amid Epstein controversy

(Newser) - As MAGA infighting continues over the federal Jeffrey Epstein investigation, President Trump is making clear that he is very much on the side of his attorney general. In a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, the president criticized those going after Pam Bondi on the issue, reports CNN :
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Epstein Fallout Intensifies in Trump Administration

Deputy FBI chief reportedly close to resigning in clash with attorney general

(Newser) - The fallout continues in DC over the handling of the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death . CNN and Axios report that Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino is close to resigning—in fact, he didn't show up to work on Friday—as he clashes with Attorney General Pam...

Bondi Explains 'Missing Minute' in Epstein Video

'Every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing'

(Newser) - President Trump scolded a reporter for asking Attorney General Pam Bondi about "lingering mysteries" in the Jeffrey Epstein case at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday—but she said she wouldn't mind answering the question. She explained the "missing minute" from video recorded outside Epstein's cell door. The...

Trump Scolds Reporter for Asking About Epstein

Question to Bondi 'seems like a desecration' after Texas tragedy, he says

(Newser) - President Trump has leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi amid fresh scrutiny from elements of his base over recent Justice Department revelations in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation. Trump headed off a reporter's Epstein-related questions for Bondi at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday, chiding the journalist...

DOJ Escalates Campaign Against Jan. 6 Prosecutors

Sources say at least 3 involved in Capitol riot criminal cases were fired on Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in US Capitol riot criminal cases, the latest move by the Trump administration targeting attorneys connected to the massive prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, per two people familiar with the matter. Those dismissed include two attorneys who...

Trump Reacts to Wrongly Deported Man's US Return

President says he wants the US court system to 'show how horrible' Kilmar Abrego Garcia is

(Newser) - President Trump has weighed in on the return to the US of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador who's become a centerpiece of resistance to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Trump told reporters Friday on Air Force One that it...

House Dems Are Pretty Curious About Musk's Epstein Claim

Letter asks AG Bondi, FBI's Patel if Epstein files are being held back because Trump's in them

(Newser) - As the sudden President Trump - Elon Musk war continues another day , Democrats are focusing on one Musk "bomb" in particular: his insistence that the US president "is in the Epstein files," and that those files are being held back from the public because of it. House...

Critics on Nixed Ban for Gun Triggers: 'Lives Will Be Lost'

DOJ will now allow sale of forced-reset triggers, which allow semiautomatic rifles to fire more quickly

(Newser) - The Trump administration will allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, which make semiautomatic rifles fire more rapidly, with the federal government ending a long-standing ban as part of a settlement that also requires it to return seized devices. The agreement announced Friday by the Justice Department resolves a series of...

FBI Shuts Unit That Investigates Congressional Corruption

GOP senator had said the squad was misused against Trump

(Newser) - The FBI squad that investigates allegations of fraud and corruption against members of Congress and other federal employees is being shut down. The unit worked on the leadup to special counsel Jack Smith's election fraud investigation of Donald Trump and his allies, NBC News reports. The move is another...

Search Warrants, Subpoenas Can Be Used Again Against Leaks

Policy reverses Biden-era protections for journalists' records and sources

(Newser) - Rolling back Biden-era protections for journalists, the Justice Department is acting to give prosecutors the power to track down government leaks by using subpoenas, court orders, and search warrants against officials. Attorney General Pam Bondi told the department of the new policy in a memo the AP obtained on...

Trump Tells DoJ to Investigate ActBlue

Democrats' main fundraising platform calls it a 'brazen attack on democracy in America'

(Newser) - The Republican president has directed the Justice Department to investigate the rival party's main fundraising platform. In a memo Thursday, President Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to probe ActBlue and other platforms, saying "there is evidence to suggest that foreign nationals are seeking to misuse online fundraising...

Spring Breaker Allegedly Firebombed a Tesla Dealership

A UMass Boston student allegedly used his time back home very destructively

(Newser) - Police believe a UMass Boston college student spent part of his spring break attacking a Tesla dealership back home in Missouri. Owen McIntire, 19, of Parkville, Mo., was arrested after allegedly using Molotov cocktails to firebomb a dealership in Kansas City, reports the Boston Herald . Kansas City Police reportedly noticed...

DOJ Sues Maine Over Trans Athletes in Girls Sports

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the legal action Wednesday

(Newser) - President Trump's administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine's education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. The...

Bondi: Trump 'Probably' Will Leave Presidency at End of Term

Attorney general says 'it would be a heavy lift' to figure out a path toward third term

(Newser) - President Trump's attorney general didn't exactly ease concerns that her boss might be seriously considering how he could serve a third presidential term . Asked about the issue on Fox News Sunday , Pam Bondi replied, "President Trump has served one full term. He's on his second full...

Bondi Suspends Attorney Who Admitted Deportee Error

Justice Department lawyer Erez Reuveni had been on Salvadoran case

(Newser) - The Justice Department told an appeals court Saturday that a judge did not have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison —and it suspended a government lawyer who admitted in court...

Luigi Mangione Will Face the Death Penalty

Pam Bondi calls UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder a 'premeditated, cold-blooded assassination'

(Newser) - US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4. Mangione, 26, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing. The...

Ex-NFLer Accused of Running Dogfighting Kennel—Again

LeShon Johnson faces up to 105 years in prison on 21 counts

(Newser) - A former NFL running back and candidate for the 1993 Heisman Trophy is facing federal charges of running a dogfighting kennel, some two decades after he pleaded guilty to state charges for a similar offense. LeShon Johnson, convicted of dogfighting charges in Oklahoma in 2004, was arrested again this month...

Feds Say They Busted Alleged Leader of East Coast MS-13

AG Pam Bondi, FBI chief Kash Patel say 24-year-old Salvadorean was arrested in Virginia

(Newser) - The alleged leader of the violent MS-13 street gang on the East Coast has been arrested in Virginia, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Thursday. Bondi lauded the early morning arrest of the 24-year-old man from El Salvador, who was described as one of MS-13's top three leaders in the...

FBI Is Going After Tesla Attackers
FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force
Mar 25, 2025 12:38 PM CDT

FBI Has a New Tesla Task Force

Bureau is going after 'domestic terrorism' vandals targeting Elon Musk's EV brand

(Newser) - The FBI has a new task force that's going after vandals targeting Teslas in the wake of CEO Elon Musk's DOGE-related moves. As CNN reports, the bureau announced Monday that it will collaborate with the ATF in an effort to stem the attacks on Tesla dealerships, charging stations,...

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