PoliticsAn FBI affidavit alleges Ian A. Brinksman, a contractor with a Top Secret/SCI clearance, pulled five classified reports outside the scope of his job, and that articles with similar content then appeared on a Substack run by a woman he is in a relationship with. He is charged by criminal complaint with one count of transmitting national defense information. A complaint is an accusation; he is presumed innocent.
PoliticsA criminal complaint unsealed Friday accuses the former leaders of the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force of falsely telling the House Judiciary Committee in 2023 that they had no role in, or knowledge of, the Hunter Biden investigations. Both surrendered. Lawyers for one call the case political. A complaint is an accusation; both are presumed innocent.
PoliticsAn eight-count federal indictment unsealed Thursday charges the Senate of Virginia's president pro tempore, two of her daughters, her grandson and three others. Prosecutors allege she led a marijuana enterprise and used her office to protect it and to steer cannabis licensing. Lucas says she "will not be intimidated." All seven defendants are presumed innocent.