FBI Raids Home of Prominent Bureau Whistleblower
Beata Zawrzel/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Federal agents on Monday raided the Los Angeles-area home of an FBI whistleblower who has alleged that bureau higher-ups thwarted an investigation of Rudy Giuliani, two sources said. The whistleblower, FBI agent Johnathan Buma, has said that…
A Chinese Mogul Who Penetrated Trumpworld Was Investigated by FBI Counterintelligence Agents
Mother Jones illustration; Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In 2019, Guo Wengui was building a political empire in the United States. Guo—a real estate mogul who had recently fled China and styled himself as a leading critic of the Chinese Communist…
Donald Trump Freed a Convicted Medicare Fraudster. The Justice Department Wants Him Back.
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On a Thursday in September 2019, Philip Esformes arrived for his sentencing at the federal courthouse in downtown Miami looking pale and gaunt. The previous April, after an eight-week trial, Esformes, heir to a large, successful chain of nursing…
A 6-Year-Old Palestinian American Boy Was Fatally Stabbed Inside His Home
Ahmed Rehab, left, executive director of the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, embraces Odey Al-Fayoume, father of Wadea Al-Fayoume.Jim Vondruska/AP Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The family of Wadea Al-Fayoume, a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy who was fatally stabbed inside…
Sen. Bob Menendez Charged With Acting as a Foreign Agent for Egypt
Sen. Bob Menendez during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on January 26, 2023.Bill Clark/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Justice Department on Thursday issued a new indictment against Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez and his wife, this time accusing the couple of acting as…
Gold Bars, Cash, and Halal Meat: The Wild Allegations Against Bob Menendez
Robert and Nadine Menendez, seen here at a State Dinner in 2022, were both indicted Friday for corruption.Sarah Silbiger/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Sen. Robert Menendez was charged Friday with using his power to help three men and the Egyptian government in exchange…