A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks to the press at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2023, announcing the unsealing of the indictment against former US President Donald Trump. Smith, the prosecutor in the unprecedented criminal case against Trump said Friday that US law applies to everyone no matter their status, and pledged to pursue a speedy trial. "We have one set of laws in this country, and they apply to everyone," said Smith, shortly after a 37-count indictment accusing Trump of illegally taking highly classified documents was unsealed. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

La Oficina del Asesor Legal Especial inicia una investigación sobre Jack Smith, el ex fiscal que encabezó indagaciones contra Trump

La OSC abrió una investigación sobre Smith tras una carta del presidente del Comité de Inteligencia del Senado, el senador Tom Cotton (republicano por Arkansas), que lo acusa de usar su cargo para atacar políticamente al presidente Donald Trump durante las elecciones de 2024.

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