The FBI: 151 Scandals, Controversies, & Acts of Corruption

Summary	Date	Source
The FBI spied on the Barry Goldwater campaign at Pres. Johnson's direction	01/01/1964	The Wall Street Journal
The FBI threatened Martin Luther King Jr., telling him to kill himself	06/13/1964	FBI Investigations
The FBI, as part of its COINTELPRO program and using a paid informant, was involved in the 1969 raid that killed young, Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.	12/04/1969	History
The FBI Never Managed To Solve A Burglary Into Their Own Offices	03/08/1971	The Intercept
FBI Violates International Treaty Law by threatening a developementally disasbled woman into signing three false affidavits.	02/03/1976	Trial Transcripts
The FBI murdered Vicki Weaver while she held her infant daughter	08/22/1992	The Washington Post
FBI over reacted in serving warrants to the Branch Davidians' compound in Waco, TX leaving 75 dead	02/28/1993	PBS
FBI falsely accused Richard Jewell of terrorism after Atlanta Olympics bombing, U.S. Congress finds	07/30/1997	US House
The FBI Put A Mole In Charge Of Finding The Mole In The FBI	03/05/2001	Time
The FBI was warned about the 9/11 terrorists, but failed to stop them	09/11/2001	Coleen Rowley (former FBI special agent)
FBI continues to withhold evidence concerning the Oklahoma City Bombing	04/19/2005	U.S. Government Publishing Office
FBI’s extra-judicial killing of independence leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos in September 2005	09/23/2005	NACLA
The FBI framed four men for murder; two died in prison, two spent 62 years behind bars	07/26/2007	The New York Times
The FBI was warned about a terrorist planning to blow up the NYC subway system (he backed out of the attack)	09/22/2009	PJ Media
The FBI was warned about the "Underwear Bomber," but failed to stop him	12/25/2009	PJMedia
FBI Special Agent Convicted for Dealings with Criminals Agency Investigating	06/18/2012	Newsweek
After the NSA scandal exploded in 2013, Comey's FBI was exposed conducting its own data mining on innocent Americans; the agency retains that material for decades (even if no wrongdoing is found)	06/30/2013	Bloomberg
The FBI was warned about the Fort Hood terrorist, Nidal Hasan, but failed to stop him	08/28/2013	Breitbart
The FBI was warned about the Boston Marathon bombers but failed to stop them	04/15/2014	NBC News
The FBI was warned about three Americans who joined ISIS in Syria, but failed to stop them	05/14/2014	NBC News
The FBI was warned about an ISIS-inspired American who killed three in Washington, one in New Jersey, but failed to stop him	08/06/2014	Seattle Times
In 2015, Comey's FBI conducted a controversial raid on a Texas political meeting, finger printing, photographing, and seizing phones from attendees	03/01/2015	World Net Daily
The FBI was warned about the Garland, Texas terrorists, but failed to stop them	05/03/2015	CBS News
Comey was forced to apologize after an error in the FBI's background check system allowed Dylann Roof to buy his gun	07/10/2015	The Atlantic
FBI agent John Connolly was the handler of criminal informant, James "Whitey" Bulger, and was later convicted of racketeering and second-degree murder	09/15/2015	Biography
The FBI was warned about a man shouting "Allahu Akhbar" while attacking patrons at an Israeli-owned deli, but failed to stop him	02/14/2016	PJMedia
During the FBI's Hillary probe, "A technician who destroyed evidence lied to FBI investigators even after he received immunity, and Comey did nothing"	04/01/2016	The Federalist; The Wall Street Journal
The FBI was warned about the Pulse Nightclub terrorist, but failed to stop him	06/12/2016	Grabien
Comey promised transparency into the investigation into the Pulse Night Club terrorist, but almost immediately redacted from transcript the killer's reference to Islam	06/12/2016	The Federalist
Under Comey, the FBI blew its highest profile corruption investigations (into Sen. Ted Stevens); a federal judge blamed the "worst prosecutorial misconduct" he'd ever seen	07/01/2016	The Federalist
FBI: No evidence Clinton’s email was hacked by foreign powers, but it could have been	07/05/2016	Washington Post
The FBI was warned about a Va. man shouting "Allahu Akhbar" while stabbing a couple, but failed to stop him	08/23/2016	WSLS
Under Comey, the FBI authorized informants to break the law 22,800 times in just four years	08/23/2016	The Daily Dot
The FBI was warned about the NYC bomber, Ahmad Khan Rahani, but failed to stop him	09/19/2016	The New York Times
During its investigation into Hillary Clinton's mishandling of classified material, the FBI made an unusual deal in which Clinton aides were both given immunity and allowed to destroy their laptops.	10/03/2016	Fox News
Comey's FBI was embedded with the ISIS-affiliated terrorists who struck the 'Draw Mohammad' event but failed to act	03/26/2017	CBS News
FBI caught posing as documentary filmmakers in an undercover operation to investigate a Nevada ranching family fighting against overreach by the federal government	05/15/2017	PBS
Comey claimed in Senate testimony he didn't feel compelled to memorialize his meetings with presidents besides Trump; however, that's untrue	06/10/2017	Powerline
Comey drafted an exoneration statement for Hillary Clinton months before the FBI even investigated her	10/16/2017	Newsweek
Under Comey, the FBI's database for gun buyers lost millions of records	11/10/2017	The Washington Post
Under Comey, the FBI's case against Cliven Bundy was destroyed after the feds were caught deliberately withholding evidence	12/21/2017	The Oregonian
The FBI was warned about the Parkland mass killer, Nikolas Cruz, but failed to stop him	02/14/2018	BuzzFeed
Sexual misconduct was rampant at the FBI under Comey's watch, with at least 14 agents sanctioned	02/25/2018	The Daily Caller
The FBI was warned about Corey Johnson, who converted to Islam and killed a 13-year-old boy and stabbed a mom and her son, but failed to stop him	03/13/2018	WPEC
Comey's FBI blew its case against Omar Mateen's wife due to agents' misconduct	04/03/2018	USA Today
FBI forced the Pulse club killer's wife into a confession, but the case was dropped over the FBI forcing her to lie	04/03/2018	The American Conservative
Agent Peter Strzok was considered so hostile to Trump, Robert Mueller dropped him from the Russia probe; Comey, however, found him fit to lead the Clinton probe	04/17/2018	RealClearPolitics
On the FBI's Hillary probe, Comey claimed there was no coordination between the DoJ and FBI, but texts and emails later showed that to be untrue	04/19/2018	The Washington Examiner
The memos Comey leaked contained classified material, prompting the DoJ inspector general to investigate his illegal leak	04/20/2018	The Wall Street Journal
Comey's memos reveal that he briefed Trump on the Steele dossier specifically so it would leak to the media	04/20/2018	The Federalist
The FBI was warned about the Waffle House mass killer, Travis Reinking, but failed to stop him	04/22/2018	Grabien News
During the Hillary probe, the FBI lost track of Hillary's server for months	05/05/2018	Jack Posobiec
During his book tour, Comey claimed he didn't know the FBI thought Michael Flynn believed he was telling the truth	05/14/2018	Townhall
The FBI was caught overhyping the threat of encrypted phones	05/23/2018	Axios
IG Report That Seriously Undermine The FBI’s Credibility	06/14/2018	The Federalist
The FBI's mismanaged surveillance of the New Mexico terror compound case resulted in a delayed raid	09/14/2018	The Federalist
An FBI agent was sentenced to 4 years in jail for leaking documents	10/18/2018	KSTP
FBI uses the notorious gangster, James "Whitey' Bulger as an informant for almost 2 decades	11/01/2018	History Channel
FBI possessed Hunter Biden laptop and its evidence of Biden family corruption, refused to act	08/01/2020	Senator Grassley
Despite knowing Hunter's laptop was authentic, it nonetheless promoted disinformation that the laptop was itself disinformation	08/02/2020	Senator Grassley
Special Agent Timothy Thibault, an outspoken Trump critic, improperly attempted closing the FBI's Hunter Biden probe so it couldn't be re-opened	08/03/2020	Senator Grassley
FBI attorney Kevin Clinesmith, 38, pleaded guilty in Court for the District of Columbia to a false statement offense stemming from his altering of an email in connection with the submission of a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) application	08/19/2020	U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut
The FBI was warned about the Nashville bomber, Anthony Warner, but failed to stop him	12/30/2020	WSMV
Nashville bomber's girlfriend alerted FBI he was building bombs	12/30/2020	WSMV
The FBI refuses to abide guidelines for recording interviews with witnesses	03/13/2021	The American Conservative
The FBI was warned about the Boulder shooter, Ahmad Al Issa, but failed to stop him	03/23/2021	The Daily Mail
FBI personnel conducted queries of data troves containing Americans’ emails & other communications without proper justification in 2019 & 2020, the FISA court ruled	04/27/2021	The Washington Post
FBI defends ‘suicide by cop’ designation for 2017 baseball field shooting	04/29/2021	Politico
FBI demands USA Today hand over data on its readers	06/03/2021	Politico
The FBI provided location data to the UAE’s authoritarian ruler about his estranged daughter, which he then used to abduct her.	07/07/2021	USA Today
FBI Tells Americans to Report ‘Family Members and Peers’ in Tweet, Gets Blowback	07/12/2021	Epoch Times
FBI Agents Disregarded Gymnasts’ Complaints About Nassar, Then Made False Statements to Cover Mistakes, Report Says	07/14/2021	The Wall Street Journal
Larry Nassar: FBI failed to investigate USA Gymnastics abuser, watchdog finds	07/15/2021	BBC News
The FBI Never Acted to Bring Long-Time Sex Trafficker Jeff Epstein to Justice	07/20/2021	The Daily Caller
Michigan Kidnapping Case is Major Test for Biden Administration's Commitment to Fighting Domestic Terrorism	07/20/2021	Buzzfeed News
Men accused in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer say FBI set them up	07/21/2021	NY Post
The FBI’s Whitmer Kidnapping Case Looks Like A Potemkin Terror Plot	07/26/2021	The Federalist
71-Year-Old Grandmother Visited By FBI Over Attending January Trump Rally	08/19/2021	The Federalist
FBI agent, 39, investigating Gretchen Whitmer kidnap plot is fired two months after he was arrested for 'beating his wife over a disagreement at a swingers party'	09/13/2021	The Daily Mail
FBI agents stole valuables from hundreds of safety deposit boxes in California	09/20/2021	Los Angeles Times
The FBI is abusing its counterterrorism authorities to investigate parents who spoke at school board meetings.	10/04/2021	U.S. House of Representatives
FBI is lying to a Federal District Judge, and is covering up their involvement with the murder of Seth Rich	10/28/2021	National File
Sen. Johnson Probes FBI Aerial Surveillance After Rittenhouse Defense Suspects Foul Play In Kenosha Case	11/11/2021	The Federalist
DOJ Whistleblower Documents Suggest Merrick Garland Lied About The Targeting Of Parents As Domestic Terrorists	11/16/2021	The Federalist
Parkland families reach $127.5 million settlement with Justice Dept. after FBI failed to follow-up on mass shooter leads	11/22/2021	The Washington Post
FBI officials had sex with prostitutes while overseas, inspector general investigation finds	12/14/2021	Fox News
Secret Commandos with Shoot-to-Kill Authority Were at the Capitol	01/03/2022	Newsweek
Texas Synagogue Attack Smells Like More Evidence Of FBI Corruption	01/18/2022	The Federalist
FBI’s Explanation For Attack On Texas Synagogue Reeks Of Agency Politicization	01/19/2022	The Federalist
The Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Looks an Awful Lot Like Entrapment	01/26/2022	Reason - Free Minds and Free Markets
The January 6 Pipe Bombs Look Like Another FBI Hoax	02/14/2022	American Greatness (AG)
The FBI Seized Almost $1 Million From This Family—and Never Charged Them With a Crime	02/18/2022	Reason
Treasure hunters accuse FBI of making off with tons of Civil War gold	06/13/2022	Associated Press
FBI Lies And Entrapment Result In Probation Sentence For Former Republican Congressman	06/29/2022	The Federalist
DOJ Insiders Say Delaware US Attorney’s Office Too Inadequate To Investigate Biden Family Corruption	07/27/2022	The Federalist
FBI Director Sets New Record For Lies, Dodges, And Obfuscations To Avoid Slight Attempts At Congressional Oversight	08/04/2022	The Federalist
Garland Oversees Raid On President Who Denied Him SCOTUS Seat	08/09/2022	The Federalist
FBI searched Melania’s wardrobe, spent hours in Trump’s private office during Mar-a-Lago raid	08/09/2022	New York Post
FBI Raid Warrant Demanded Seizure Of Literally Any Record Trump Ever Saw During 4-Year Presidential Term	08/12/2022	The Federalist
Johnson Whistleblowers Reveal More FBI Corruption In 2020	08/24/2022	The Federalist
FBI Colluded With Big Tech To Prevent Voters From Learning About Hunter Biden’s Laptop	08/26/2022	The Federalist
Zuckerberg says Facebook censored The Post’s Hunter Biden stories because FBI warned of Russian misinfo ‘dump’ By Bruce Golding	08/26/2022	NY Post
FBI employee sexually abused 5 kids as young as 6, cops say	08/31/2022	American Military News
Information obtained through FOIA show FBI secretly pressured Americans to surrender their Second Amendment Right using secret bureau forms	09/06/2022	Daily Caller
FOIA Request Uncovers FBI Effort to Get Americans to Forfeit 2nd Amendment Rights	09/07/2022	BREITBART
Secret FBI Form to Sign YOUR 2A Rights Away	09/08/2022	Gun Owners of America
The FBI is covering up all of its Jeffrey Epstein records	09/09/2022	Techno Fog
Igor Danchenko, a primary contributor to the Steele dossier, was hired by the FBI as a confidential informant after the FBI learned he was lying	09/14/2022	National Review
Durham: Primary Steele Dossier Source Was Paid FBI Informant	09/14/2022	Newsmax
FBI labeled veteran-led disaster organization a 'terror' group over government criticism, whistleblower says	09/15/2022	Yahoo! News
Former top FBI official involved in Trump-Russia investigation under scrutiny by federal prosecutors for his own ties to Russia	09/15/2022	Business Insider
FBI inflating 'white supremacy' threat to help White House political agenda	09/15/2022	The Washington Times
FBI whistleblower alleges Jan. 6 cases manipulated to create illusion of national crisis	09/20/2022	Just the News
FBI whistleblower: Counterterrorism cases against alleged right-wing extremists mostly ‘entrapment’	09/22/2022	The Washington Times
FBI misled judge who signed warrant for Beverly Hills seizure of $86 million in cash	09/23/2022	Yahoo News
FBI Agents Raid Home, Arrest Pro-Life Advocate in Front of Wife and Children	09/25/2022	The Daily Signal
Former FBI Special Agent Found Guilty of Accepting Bribes Paid by Lawyer Linked to Armenian Organized Crime Figure	10/04/2022	US Dept of Justice
Arrest of Peaceful Pro-Lifers But Not of Violent Pro-Abortionists confirms Biden's DOJ Does Not Equally Apply the Law	10/06/2022	The Federalist
FBI Raids Home of Another Pro-Lifer, Still No Arrests in Pregnancy Center Fire-Bombings	10/07/2022	Texas Right to Life
FBI creates back door access to conservative dating site to spy on voters	10/10/2022	NY Post
Director Christopher Wray’s use of FBI jet amounts to ‘embezzlement,’ current and ex-agents allege	10/16/2022	New York Post
The FBI Has Announced Indictments Of 22 Pro-Life Protesters And Zero Pregnancy Center Firebombers	10/19/2022	The Federalist
The FBI is purging employees who refuse to align themselves with the leadership’s political ideology.	11/04/2022	U.S. House of Representatives
The FBI is helping Big Tech to censor Americans’ political speech	11/04/2022	U.S. House of Representatives
FBI paid Twitter $3.4M for doing its dirty work on users, damning email shows	12/19/2022	New York Post
Hunter Biden probe: 2022 marked fourth year — and counting — of investigation	01/03/2023	Fox News
Capsule Summaries of all Twitter Files Threads to Date, With Links and a Glossary	01/04/2023	Racket News
Media Ran Cover For Biden In Classified Documents Scandal Multiple TImes	01/16/2023	The Federalist
Two Defendants Indicted for Civil Rights Conspiracy and FACE Act Offenses Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers	01/24/2023	U.S. Department of Justice
Former top FBI official Charles McGonigal arrested over ties to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska	01/24/2023	ABC News
FBI Denver Racial Justice Protests Informant	02/07/2023	The Intercept
The FBI Doubles Down on Christians and White Supremacy in 2023	02/08/2023	Uncovered DC
Internal memos chronicle years of drunk driving, lost weapons and other misconduct	02/23/2023	Just the News
Twitter Bans Sen. Mike Lee After He Shared Federalist Article Criticizing Biden Foreign Policy	03/01/2023	The Federalist
FBI Agents Colluded To Illegally Intercept Defendant’s Communications With His Attorney	03/09/2023	The Gateway Pundit
FBI caught concealing, doctoring, and destroying incriminating evidence.	03/09/2023	Signs Of The Times
House Judiciary Finds Biden DOJ Had ‘No Legitimate Basis’ To Target Parents As ‘Terrorists’	03/22/2023	The Federalist
FBI Used Federal Funds in Trump Indictment	04/04/2023	Fox News
Putin’s And Biden’s Chief Political Opponents Are Now Both Under Arrest	04/04/2023	The Federalist
FBI documents associate internet slang like ‘based’ and ‘red pill’ with ‘extremism’	04/10/2023	New York Post
House Weaponization Committee Subpoenas FBI Director Over Agency Targeting Catholics	04/11/2023	The Federalist
A Prankster’s Conviction Sends A Message: Anti-Regime Speech Is A Crime	04/11/2023	The Federalist
FBI Concocted Plans Known As "Crossfire Hurricane" to Frame Trump As A Russian Agent	04/14/2023	The Federalist
FBI officials repeatedly violated their own standards when they searched a repository of foreign intelligence for information related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and racial justice protests in 2020	05/19/2023	NBC News
FBI Helps Ukraine Censor Twitter Users and Obtain Their Info	06/07/2023	Aaron Mate, Substack
FBI Groomed Teenager to Become a Terrorist	06/15/2023	The Intercept
FBI Improperly Searched U.S. Senator’s Name in Foreign-Spying Database	07/21/2023	The Wall Street Journal
Mom Accuses FBI Of Entrapping Her 'Neurodiverse' Teenager In Terrorism Scheme	08/01/2023	ZeroHedge
The FBI Has ’50-Percent Rate’ Of Getting Speech Censored From The Internet,	09/25/2023	Daily Caller
FBI refuses to release documents in probe into possible nationwide voter registration fraud	09/26/2023	Just the News
FBI accused of targeting Trump types; agents who served in military deemed ‘disloyal’	11/10/2023	Washington Time