ADVERTISEMENT
The outlet cited a Trump administration official who said FBI Director Kash Patel authorized the operation.
official told the paper the current probe is a “clean break” from the earlier book-related investigation.
Shortly after the raid began, Patel wrote on X that “no one is above the law… [FBI] agents on a mission.”
Then-FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino shared the post and wrote, “Public corruption will not be tolerated. ”
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT