…In typical federal cases, surges would demand about 5 to 10 analysts, a fmr official said, adding that even #MassShootings generally would not demand as large a deployment of resources as this.

The surge comes after months of inactivity in the investigation, at least publicly. No criminal charges resulted from the raid, & the #FBI has offered no public update about the investigation. A state judge in Feb issued terse rulings that made clear his frustration with the seizure in January.

#law

That hasn’t stopped #Trump or his allies from continuing to “try” to prove their many baseless claims. In the process, they have sowed doubt & distrust in #US #elections [which is the plan], & called for the passage of #federal #election #legislation known as the SAVE America Act, which #VotingRights advocates say would make it harder for many Americans to vote.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup #FBI #DOJ

No presidential contests in #US history have been as thoroughly investigated as the #2020election. Over more than five years, every #ConspiracyTheory from #Trump & his allies — including false claims about election workers, mail ballots & election machines — has been investigated & debunked by #election officials from both political parties &, in many cases, by members of #Congress, #judges & #LawEnforcement.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup #FBI #DOJ

But an unsealed affidavit that was used to obtain the search warrant for that raid relied heavily on debunked #ConspiracyTheories about ballot anomalies in 2020. Those claims have been revived inside the White House by Kurt Olsen, an #ElectionDenier who works in the #Trump admin & who set off the current investigation, according to the affidavit.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup #FBI #DOJ

The deployment of such a large number of #FBI personnel to the most populous county in #Georgia comes amid the #DOJ’s ongoing bogus #criminal investigation into the #2020election in the state. In January, the FBI raided an #election warehouse in #Fulton, seizing >600 boxes of election materials — including original ballots from the 2020 election.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup #Trump

The effort is outlined in an internal memo obtained by The New York Times & confirmed by a person familiar with the investigation. The memo says that the surge is part of a “priority” effort by #KashPatel, the director of the #FBI. The analysts will work to complete “approximately 708 records checks,” according to the memo. The type of records being checked is unknown.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup #Trump

#FBI Assigns Scores of Analysts to Examine #Election Records in #Georgia

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is assigning an army of 260 investigative analysts to a “priority” investigation related to the #2020election in Fulton County, GA, a reflection of #Trump’s ongoing push to prove his baseless claims that the 2020 election there was rigged.

#law #Constitution #ElectionInterference #BigLie #TrumpCoup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/us/politics/fbi-georgia-fulton-county-2020-election.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

The proposal would allow licensed dealers to ship #firearms directly to in-state residents who undergo an online identity verification & background check [what could go wrong?], along with a 7-day waiting period after notifying local law enforcement. Currently, online buyers must pick up firearms at physical stores & undergo in-person background checks unless they have a permit.

#law #Trump #DonaldTrumpJr #corruption #guns #ATF

If finalized, the rule would be among the most consequential changes to the #US #gun #policy in two decades, potentially driving huge growth in online gun sales, according to ten industry officials, store owners, & ‌gun-control advocates interviewed by Reuters.

#law #Trump #DonaldTrumpJr #corruption #guns #ATF

Insane level of #corruption

Trump Jr.'s 'Amazon of guns' could make millions under new proposed firearm rule

#DonaldTrumpJr helped take an online retailer known as the “Amazon of guns” public last year. Now, #GrabAGun, where the US president's son is a shareholder & board member, could reap a windfall from a proposed rule change at Trump's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives that would make ​it easier to ship guns directly to people's homes.

#law #Trump
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/trump-jrs-amazon-guns-could-make-millions-under-new-proposed-firearm-rule-2026-07-02/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

The interim report, compiled by Democratic staff on the House Natural Resources Committee, includes accounts from unnamed sources about donors who wanted to give to the #America250 nonprofit, which is overseen by a bipartisan congressional commission, being given incorrect wire instructions so that their money would flow to the #Trump backed #Freedom250.

#criminal #law #fraud #scam

#Trump backed organizer of America’s 250th birthday events may have duped donors, report from House Democrats alleges

Donors who intended to support a bipartisan nonprofit that’s organizing celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary were allegedly redirected — without their knowledge — to a separate nonprofit behind events being promoted by Trump, according to a report from a group of House Democrats, citing confidential, unnamed sources.

#criminal #law #fraud #scam
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/america-250-donors-democrats-report

It’s hot. But something tells me it may also have something to do with poor attendance, we all know how #Trump feels about “crowd size”

Public banned from “A Capitol Fourth” concert rehearsal over heat safety concerns, & Friday's show could be canceled

#July4th #DC #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #PublicHealth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/07/02/capitol-fourth-concert-rehearsal-closed-public-because-heat/

Seriously? A 67-year-old Olympian canoeist? Ridiculous. #Trump is so desperate to blame anybody but himself.

David Hearn, former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the #ReflectingPool, source tells CNN

Hearn denied vandalizing the pool & said he was simply curious.

#law #DOJ #TaxpayersMoney
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/politics/former-olympic-rower-indicted-for-felony-related-to-reflecting-pool

#Canada is aiming to co-announce around 10 founding nations for a #global #defense bank at next week's #NATO ​summit in Turkey, the lead Canadian negotiator told Reuters on Thursday.

Canadian Prime ‌Minister #MarkCarney is promoting the Defence, Security & Resilience Bank ( #DSRB ) as part of his call this year for an #alliance of "middle powers" to combat what he sees as the fracturing of ​the traditional #US led world order.

#NewWorldOrder #geopolitics #Trump
https://www.reuters.com/world/canada-aims-announce-10-countries-backing-global-defence-bank-nato-summit-2026-07-02/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Sightings peaked in late 2025, forcing temporary closure of several #Europe airports, including in #Germany, #Spain & #Denmark.
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen described the incidents as the “most serious attack on Danish critical infrastructure to date.”

The IISS said the #Russia campaign was designed to fall below the threshold of triggering discussions for a collective #NATO response & was a “strategic failure” for Europe exposing how their air defenses are not fit to deal w/ the current threat.

🚨 #Russia likely used shadow ships to launch drones over #Europe that repeatedly disrupted civilian aviation, as it monitored #military sites & tested the air #defenses of #NATO nations, acc/to a report published Thursday by the #IISS think tank.

The report, which was shared before publication with AP, plotted 144 suspected drone sightings across Europe, including in NATO members #Germany, #France, #Belgium, the #Netherlands, the #UK, & #Denmark, between 2024 & 2026.

https://apnews.com/projects/russian-drones-shadow-fleet/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-07-02-Russian+drone+campaign+

The #EU has proposed new economic #sanctions against entities that support #Russia’s military defense industry, in response to Moscow’s overnight strikes against #Ukraine. “Words of condemnation alone will not stop attacks on Kyiv,” Kaja Kallas, the bloc’s top diplomat said on social media. “Only sustained military support for Ukraine & increased pressure on Moscow can do that.”

#geopolitics #Europe #allies #NATO #Putin #StandWithUkraine

#Russia launched its strikes on #Kyiv as #Putin has come under growing pressure from recent Ukrainian millitary attacks on Russia. In the past month, Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have caused gasoline shortages across Russia & it has mounted its biggest attack on Moscow of the war. #Ukraine has also squeezed #Crimea, causing power outages, fuel shortages & water issues on the peninsula that Moscow annexed from Ukraine in 2014.

#geopolitics #Europe #allies #NATO #StandWithUkraine

Ukraine’s air defense stock was largely drained before #Russia attacked overnight. #NATO countries have been regularly shipping modest numbers of Patriot interceptors to #Ukraine, which can shoot down ballistic missiles. But Ukrainian military has been unable to keep up with the frequent strikes. Foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, pleaded with #allies to send more, “Do not delay decisions on air defense for Ukraine! This is our main request to our partners after Kyiv suffered a night of horror.”