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What is the 2023 White House cocaine case that the FBI has reopened?
Fp Explainers •On July 2, 2023, Secret Service agents discovered 207.6 milligrammes of cocaine in a plastic bag in a vestibule near the West Wing of the White House. Despite forensic tests, no fingerprints or usable DNA were found. The investigation initially ended in 11 days with no suspect identified. This was when Joe Biden was president. The FBI has now reopened the case
Why did a ‘8647’ post link ex-FBI chief with assassination threat to Trump?
Fp Explainers •A beachside Instagram post by former FBI Director James Comey, captioned innocuously but displaying the number '8647' in seashells, has sparked national uproar in the US. Interpreted by Trump allies as a veiled threat referencing the 47th president, the post is now under review by federal agencies
Who was Clint Hill? US Secret Service agent who leapt to save JFK from assassination, dies
Fp Explainers •Clint Hill a US Secret Service agent, best known for his actions on November 22, 1963, when he leapt onto US President John F Kennedy’s limousine in an attempt to shield the US First Lady after shots were fired in Dealey Plaza, has died aged 93. Serving under five US presidents, Hill later became an assistant director of the Secret Service before retiring in 1975
Was Malcolm X’s assassination a government conspiracy?
Fp Explainers •Nearly six decades after the assassination of Black civil rights activist Malcolm X in 1965, his family has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the FBI, CIA, and NYPD, alleging they conspired in his murder and covered up their roles. The lawsuit claims law enforcement withheld evidence, removed security and allowed undercover agents to be present but inactive during the killing
Secret Service agent fired for taking lover to Obama home, suggesting sex in Michelle’s bathroom: Book
Fp Staff •A US Secret Service agent lost his job in 2022 when he invited a lover to the Obamas' beachside Hawaii home, when he was tasked with protecting the former president, and offered to have sex in former first lady Michelle Obama's bathroom
No clear in charge, communication gaps...: Secret Service made THESE errors that led to Trump rally shooting
Fp Staff •Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” a report by a Senate committee says
After potential assassination attempt, Secret Service admits Trump's golf course perimeter wasn't secured
Fp Staff •Donald Trump was the target of what 'appears to be an attempted assassination' at his golf club in Florida, on Sunday, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Trump second assassination attempt: How US Secret Service saved the former president
Fp Explainers •There was yet another attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his golf club in Florida. As the former president played, US Secret Service agents spotted a rifle’s muzzle sticking through the shrubbery. Here’s what happened next
JD Vance gets a Secret Service codename: What it reveals about Trump's VP pick
Fp Explainers •JD Vance, recently announced as Donald Trump’s running mate, has been assigned the US Secret Service codename 'Bobcat'. Reflecting his roots in Ohio and Kentucky, this name is meant to symbolise his shy yet determined nature and his loyalty to his home states. Vance is an Ohio football fan, having attended the Ohio State University, where the football team is also referred to as the Bobcats
US Secret Service head Kimberly Cheatle quits amid scrutiny over Trump assassination attempt
Fp Staff •The House of Representatives has announced the formation of a bipartisan taskforce to investigate the attempted assassination of Donald Trump