Category: FBI Search Warrant

FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans Dropped 96 Percent in 2022

Based on a recent government report, under the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA), there has been a steep decline in the FBI’s warrantless searches of U.S. citizens. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Statistical Transparency Report (pdf) released on April 28, the FBI conducted…


Judge Denies Mike Lindell’s Request to Have Phone Seized by FBI Returned, Access Search Warrant Materials

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s request to have his mobile phone returned after it was seized by FBI agents was rejected by a federal judge in Minnesota on Nov. 3, court documents show. Lindell’s mobile phone was seized by the agency while he was at a Hardee’s drive-through in Mankato, Minnesota, with a friend in September. Court documents show that…


FBI Accused of Misleading Judge in Warrant Request, Unlawfully Seizing $86 Million in Private Assets

Recently unsealed court documents appear to show that the FBI misled a U.S. magistrate judge in its request for a warrant to seize assets from a privately owned safe deposit box store in Beverly Hills, California. The FBI began investigating U.S. Private Vaults—a store housing more than 1,000 private safe-deposit boxes—after its agents and local…


Capitol Report (Aug. 16): Judge Schedules Hearing on Affidavit Release; 200K Border Apprehensions in July

With a stroke of the president’s pen, the government expands its tax power and its role in health care and environmental regulations. To assess the bill dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act and what effect it will have on the economy, we had a chance recently to speak with Congressman Brian Babin. A federal judge has…


Ep. 48: It’s Fair to Compare Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant With Hillary Clinton’s Emails | The Larry Elder Show

According to the unsealed search warrant for Mar-a-Lago, the FBI was looking for evidence of crimes related to obstruction of justice, removal of official records, and the mishandling of information relating to the national defense. Doesn’t this search warrant give you déjà vu? On July 5, 2016, FBI director James Comey issued a statement on…