Trump’s DOJ enlists partisans, conspiracy backers to probe president’s political foes

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An FBI agent who wanted to investigate “Italygate,” the 84-year-old wife of a top Justice Department official and a Ken Paxton lawyer are all part of the effort.

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June 4, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT

By Ryan J. Reilly

The team assembled by the Justice Department to ramp up investigations into President Donald Trump’s political enemies includes several lawyers and FBI special agents who backed conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

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