The FBI is digging into its own backyard, and the dirt’s piling up fast. A probe is underway to uncover whether agents or leaders meddled in investigations tied to big names like Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden, as Just the News reports. This isn’t just bureaucratic navel-gazing -- it’s a serious look at potential corruption within the bureau’s ranks.
The investigation, simmering for months, targets “prohibited access” case files that may reveal obstruction in probes involving major political figures or their associates. Evidence includes memos written by FBI employees, documenting worries about their supervisors’ conduct in sensitive cases. These files span scandals like Russiagate, Clinton family dealings, and even the Jan. 6 Capitol unrest.
Some FBI agents, sensing trouble, penned “memos to file” as a shield against potential allegations of wrongdoing. These notes, buried in digital archives, detail odd behavior by supervisors in politically hot cases. It’s a classic CYA move -- insurance for when the truth comes knocking.
A federal grand jury is now sifting through this evidence. Some findings are being prepped for a bombshell report to Congress later this month. The scope of these discoveries suggests the FBI’s house isn’t as clean as it claims.
Senate Judiciary Committee chair Chuck Grassley sounded the alarm in June, pushing the FBI to investigate its “prohibited access” system. He warned that these restricted files might have blocked Congress from getting the full picture. Grassley’s call wasn’t a suggestion -- it was a demand for accountability.
“As I’m sure you are aware, the impact of parking records in a way that impedes…is wide-ranging and potentially catastrophic,” Grassley wrote. That’s a polite way of saying the FBI’s secrecy could be a constitutional disaster. The senator’s not wrong -- hiding evidence undermines justice.
A key piece of evidence is a memo from then-Executive Assistant Director Randall Coleman, written just before the 2016 election. It details how FBI brass dragged their feet after discovering emails on former Rep. Anthony Weiner’s laptop tied to Clinton’s classified email scandal. The delay sparked chaos in the election’s final days.
“On 09/28/2016, EAD Randall Coleman received a call from AD Bill Sweeney indicating team of Agents…had discovered emails relevant to Clinton email investigation,” Coleman noted. Yet, FBI headquarters sat on the file for nearly a month. That’s not incompetence -- it’s suspicious.
Coleman’s memo reveals that then-Deputy Director Andrew McCabe was briefed on the situation early but took no action. The Department of Justice Inspector General later slammed McCabe and then-Director James Comey for mishandling the case, codenamed “Midyear Exam.” The memo suggests even senior FBI officials smelled something rotten.
The Weiner laptop evidence didn’t just affect the email probe -- it was also tied to allegations of pay-to-play schemes at the Clinton Foundation. Three FBI offices -- Little Rock, New York, and Washington -- were digging into these claims but hit roadblocks. A timeline uncovered by current FBI Director Kash Patel’s team points to McCabe and a top Obama-era Justice Department official halting those efforts.
“Shut it down,” then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates reportedly ordered. That’s not a suggestion; it’s a command to bury a case. The fact that multiple offices were stonewalled raises red flags about political interference.
Patel’s team, with help from FBI tech experts, found more documents showing similar issues in the Clinton email and Foundation cases. These files suggest a pattern of slow-walking or outright blocking probes that could embarrass powerful figures. It’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder who the FBI really serves.
Another bombshell involves disgraced former FBI agent Charles McGonigal, who leaked details about a probe into CEFC Energy, a Chinese firm linked to Hunter Biden. McGonigal admitted in 2023 to sharing sensitive info with a businessman tied to CEFC, even as the FBI investigated the company. The fallout from his leaks likely crippled that probe.
“Acknowledged…that he shared information with Person B about the CEFC investigation,” McGonigal confessed to prosecutors. That’s not a minor oops -- it’s a betrayal of trust that could’ve shielded foreign interests. Meanwhile, Hunter Biden was raking in millions from CEFC-related deals.
The CEFC case ties to broader concerns about the FBI’s handling of politically charged investigations. Patrick Ho, a Biden associate at CEFC, was convicted of bribery and money laundering in 2019, yet the full scope of McGonigal’s leaks remains murky. This isn’t just a scandal -- it’s a wake-up call about the bureau’s vulnerabilities.
