The FBI’s Secret Rules

Trump has inherited a vast domestic intelligence agency with extraordinary secret powers. View this email in your browser January 29-February 4, 2016 Share Tweet Forward Editor's Picks The FBI's Secret Rules This week, The Intercept published a special investigative series based on a cache of previously undisclosed FBI documents that offers a rare window into the bureau's quiet expansion since 9/11. Among other eye-opening stories, reporter Cora Currier exposes how the FBI uses hidden loopholes to infiltrate political and religious groups, and Trevor Aaronson reveals how agents help deport informants when they're no longer necessary. This week's publication is the result of months of investigation by our staff, and we planned to publish these articles and documents regardless of the outcome of the 2016 election. The public has an interest in understanding how the FBI exercises its formidable power no matter who occupies the White House. But in the context of Trump's victory, and the unique circumstances that follow from it, these revelations take on even more urgency. The once-secret FBI documents we published this week demonstrate why protecting press freedom is more critical than ever. Betsy Reed Editor-in-Chief Secret Docs Reveal: President Trump Has Inherited an FBI With Vast Hidden Powers Glenn Greenwald, Betsy Reed Long-sought confidential documents shine a bright light on the powers of the FBI at the beginning of an era highly likely to be marked by vociferous protest and reactionary state repression.   The FBI's Secret Rules President Trump has inherited a vast domestic intelligence agency with extraordinary secret powers. A cache of documents offers a rare window into the FBI's quiet expansion since 9/11.   Top Stories   Trump's Muslim Ban Triggers Chaos, Heartbreak, and Resistance Ryan Devereaux, Murtaza Hussain, Alice Speri "We had less than a day to review vague details," said a State Department official about Trump's Muslim ban. "This normally takes weeks of conversation."   Obama Killed a 16-Year-Old American in Yemen. Trump Just Killed His 8-Year-Old Sister. Glenn Greenwald The war on terror framework continues to savage the world's poorest civilians.   Trump's Muslim Ban Galvanizes Civil Rights Activists Across the American South Liliana Segura The rallies were a powerful rebuke to arguments dismissing public protest as the leisurely purview of coastal elites.   Turmoil at DHS and State Department — "There Are People Literally Crying in the Office Here" Alice Speri, Ryan Devereaux Staffers at one Department of Homeland Security office wept on Monday morning when they arrived to find an email detailing Trump's Muslim ban.   Trump's Executive Order Violated Executive Order About Executive Orders Jon Schwarz There's not much funny about Trump's executive order banning refugees. But you have to admit this is a little funny.   Follow The Intercept

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