The biggest problem with Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

Federal efforts to assemble a so-called grand conspiracy prosecution, premised on a plot by Democrats and deep state allies against President Donald Trump, are bogging down, according to The New York Times. Investigators reportedly have struggled to meet the evidentiary and jurisdictional requirements for proving any conspiracy in court, according to MS NOW.

Skeptics were sidelined. Maria Medetis Long, a Miami national security prosecutor, was removed after concluding the evidence did not justify charging former CIA Director John Brennan over the start of the Russia probe. FBI agent Jack Eckenrode was pulled after questioning whether the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search was politically motivated; a ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon had sustained the search, weakening that claim.

Joseph diGenova, leader of the Southern District of Florida inquiry, quit last month expecting Attorney General Todd Blanche to fire him. He reportedly wanted prominent targets, while Blanche was said to favor fast indictments of minor figures and to consider the 81-year-old diGenova scattered. FBI Director Kash Patel has diverted hundreds of agents toward related efforts, and Pam Bondi was made an example for falling short.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →