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"Astonishing": Former FBI officials stunned that agents tried to shut down Trump Mar-a-Lago probe
Some FBI officials tried to prevent last year's search of Mar-a-Lago and even sought to shut down the investigation into classified documents found in former President Donald Trump's possession entirely before they were overruled by the Justice Department, according to The Washington Post.
DOJ prosecutors and FBI agents in July feuded over how to handle the classified documents Trump took home to Mar-a-Lago before the unprecedented search of the property in August, according to the report.
Prosecutors at the time claimed that new evidence showed Trump was knowingly hiding secret documents at his private club in Florida, urging FBI agents to conduct a surprise raid. However, two senior FBI officials who would have been in charge of the search tried to push back on the plan, believing it was too combative, and instead sought to get Trump's permission to search the property, four sources told the Post under the condition of anonymity.
While the prosecutors ultimately got their way in the matter, it was one of several previously unreported cases of intense arguments between two parts of the Justice Department regarding just how aggressively they should pursue a criminal investig
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“The Counterintelligence Chief” – with FBI Assistant Director Alan Kohler
Summary
Alan Kohler (LinkedIn, Website) joins Andrew (Twitter; LinkedIn) to discuss the FBI’s counterintelligence division. He is a recipient of the FBI Director’s Award for Outstanding Counterintelligence Investigation.
What You’ll Learn
Intelligence
- Counterintelligence vs. Counterespionage
- How the FBI recruit’s foreign agents
- Ideological motivations behind spying
- Effect of technology on counterintelligence
Reflections
- Staying grounded under pressure
- The value of creativity
And much, much more …
Episode Notes
Beginning as a special agent in 1996, Alan Kohler’s extraordinary 28 year long career in the FBI has included serving on the 9/11 Evidence Response Team, supervising counterintelligence and cyber squads at the bustling New York Field Office, overseeing counterintelligence at the Washington Field Office, and time as an assistant legal attaché in London. Alan was named Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in April of 2020.
This week on SpyCast, Alan joins Andrew for a conversation on all things counterintelligence. From learning how the FBI recruits foreign agents to breaking down what makes a successful counterintell