Summary

Attorney General Pam Bondi, a former foreign agent and Trump ally, has shut down the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force, which was established in 2017 to counter foreign election interference.

The move weakens enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act, despite intelligence warnings that Russia and other adversaries are actively targeting U.S. elections.

Critics warn this decision leaves the country vulnerable to disinformation campaigns.

Former FBI officials have called the move “astounding,” signaling potential national security risks under the new administration.

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      There are dozens of obvious ways in which Trump and co destroy the government. However, what worries me even more is the things they destroy that are not immediately obvious. For instance, say they remove building construction code, and in 30 years we find out that every building constructed since the Trump government has a fatal construction flaw.

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    Thank god she had the appropriate blonde look like all the Fox “girls”. I think they pick them out of a catalogue

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    anytime a trump official or trump supporter want’s to change some aspect of the laws, rules and or regulations…it is not because of efficiency or morals or principles

    it is because they will personally get a financial benefit from the decision.

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    Trump’s own appointed technical officer in charge of election security, publicly stated in 2020: “This election is the most secure in American history.”

    Trump’s brain: “This is the greatest threat America has ever faced. Ever.”

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    Wow, just wow. Hopefully somebody will resist, they are putting the US in real danger by dismantling this protection.