Frank Figliuzzi
@frankfigliuzzi.bsky.social
FBI Assistant Director (retired); 25 year veteran Special Agent; Author, Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers; and, The FBI Way; Democracy defender.
A gift read for you: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A gift read for you: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Join me on Substack for my take on why Trump chose to pardon over six dozen people for federal charges they aren’t even facing, and, why now: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
Frank Figliuzzi (@thefrankfigliuzzi)
Trump’s pardons: Why and why now? My take:
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Join me on Substack for my take on why Trump chose to pardon over six dozen people for federal charges they aren’t even facing, and, why now: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
New: By federally pardoning his old regime from charges they do not even face, Trump is signaling his current crew: Loyalty means immunity. Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
New: By federally pardoning his old regime from charges they do not even face, Trump is signaling his current crew: Loyalty means immunity. Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Check out my take on how Trump is making China great again: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
Trump is Making China Great Again
Connecting the dots on recent Trump actions
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Check out my take on how Trump is making China great again: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
DHS claim: Shots Fired at Border Patrol Agents in Chicago, Federal Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Shots Fired at Border Patrol Agents in Chicago, Federal Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:50 PM
DHS claim: Shots Fired at Border Patrol Agents in Chicago, Federal Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
This bad cop worked as an agent for communist China. Trump pardoned him: Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
This bad cop worked as an agent for communist China. Trump pardoned him: Trump Approves Pardon for Ex-Officer Convicted in a Chinese Government Plot www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
We used to call this perjury: www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
Federal judge says border patrol chief admitted he lied, in ruling limiting federal agents’ use of force in Chicago | CNN
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction restricting the use of force by federal agents in Chicago, finding the Trump administration’s version of recent events involving agents was not credible...
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
We used to call this perjury: www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
The DC sandwich tosser has been acquitted by a jury of his schmears. Check out my full video on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
The DC sandwich tosser has been acquitted by a jury of his schmears. Check out my full video on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
Join me at 1p ET on Substack for the latest lunacy of alleged ICE abuses: www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: The FBI is warning about ICE?
Starting Nov 6 at 1:00 PM EST
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join me at 1p ET on Substack for the latest lunacy of alleged ICE abuses: www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Episcopal priest still detained by ICE has work permit valid to 2029. DHS says his visa expired. Does this merit being locked up and even deported? www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
ICE says detained priest had expired visa, but diocese said he was here legally
A priest detained by ICE last month was in the country without permission after overstaying a visa. The diocese says he was here legally.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Episcopal priest still detained by ICE has work permit valid to 2029. DHS says his visa expired. Does this merit being locked up and even deported? www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Judge scolds DOJ in Comey case: “Indict first investigate second”: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Judge scolds Comey prosecutors for ‘indict first and investigate second’ approach
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick described the Justice Department’s approach to James B. Comey’s prosecution as “highly unusual.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Judge scolds DOJ in Comey case: “Indict first investigate second”: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
I’m outside one of the largest ICE detention centers in the US, where an Episcopal priest has been held for days. The diocese and his family insist he is here legally. I’m asking questions. Join me on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
Frank Figliuzzi (@thefrankfigliuzzi)
I’m outside the Montgomery Processing Center where Episcopal priest Rev. James Mwangi has been held for days. The diocese insists he’s in the US legally. I’ve got questions.
substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I’m outside one of the largest ICE detention centers in the US, where an Episcopal priest has been held for days. The diocese and his family insist he is here legally. I’m asking questions. Join me on Substack: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
According to the diocese, the priest was legally working here. Now, he’s in ICE detention: www.ncronline.org/news/texas-e...
Texas Episcopal diocese says one of its priests has been detained by ICE
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas announced on Saturday (Nov. 1) that one of its priests, a Kenyan national, has been detained by immigration officials despite working in the state legally.
www.ncronline.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
According to the diocese, the priest was legally working here. Now, he’s in ICE detention: www.ncronline.org/news/texas-e...
Thanks to @AdamKlasfeld for hosting me for this analysis of what Trump has in mind for Venezuela: youtu.be/xmQ4VKdFM8c
Trump's FAKE WAR COLLAPSES as He MOBILIZES MILITARY
YouTube video by Legal AF
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thanks to @AdamKlasfeld for hosting me for this analysis of what Trump has in mind for Venezuela: youtu.be/xmQ4VKdFM8c
Another FBI leader fired. This time, the head of critical incident response, which means he knows when the FBI jet is used to go on a date: ‘They were baffled': FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-g...
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-g...
'They were baffled': FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a man who he believes is responsible for media reports showing Patel used his FBI jet to fly to see his girlfriend sing at an event, according to reports.Bloomberg La...
www.rawstory.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Another FBI leader fired. This time, the head of critical incident response, which means he knows when the FBI jet is used to go on a date: ‘They were baffled': FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-g...
www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-g...
The 60-day deadline to cease hostilities in the strikes against alleged cartel vessels is up this week. It was triggered whenTrump’s notified Congress to satisfy the War Powers resolution. Now, Trump’s lawyer says he’ll ignore it. wapo.st/3WzQial
Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn’t apply to cartel strikes
The Office of Legal Counsel told select lawmakers that the executive branch is not bound by the War Powers Resolution, which requires congressional approval for any military action that exceeds 60 day...
wapo.st
November 2, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The 60-day deadline to cease hostilities in the strikes against alleged cartel vessels is up this week. It was triggered whenTrump’s notified Congress to satisfy the War Powers resolution. Now, Trump’s lawyer says he’ll ignore it. wapo.st/3WzQial
Purge continues: 20-year veteran FBI leader fired for having worked Trump cases: news4sanantonio.com/news/local/s...
San Antonio FBI special agent overseeing President Trump investigations fired
SAN ANTONIO — A special agent in charge of San Antonio’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office, who also oversaw investigations into the Trump administra
news4sanantonio.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Purge continues: 20-year veteran FBI leader fired for having worked Trump cases: news4sanantonio.com/news/local/s...
Is a US attack on Venezuela imminent? Join me on Substack for the discussion: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
October 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Is a US attack on Venezuela imminent? Join me on Substack for the discussion: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
A US attack on Venezuela may be imminent. Please join me LIVE on Substack at 2p ET: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime
The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald...
www.miamiherald.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
A US attack on Venezuela may be imminent. Please join me LIVE on Substack at 2p ET: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Excellent analysis by the NYT. Are We Losing Our Democracy? Spoiler alert: It’s happening. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Excellent analysis by the NYT. Are We Losing Our Democracy? Spoiler alert: It’s happening. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Join me LIVE at 1:30p ET on Substack. Why is Trump creating Quick Reaction Forces in each state? substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Pentagon orders states’ national guards to form ‘quick reaction forces’ for ‘crowd control’
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Join me LIVE at 1:30p ET on Substack. Why is Trump creating Quick Reaction Forces in each state? substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’ll go LIVE on Substack at 2:30p ET: DHS Caught in Crooked Social Media Campaign: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
We checked DHS’s videos of chaos and protests. Here’s what they leave out.
Official videos purporting to show the triumph of recent immigration operations used footage that was months old or recorded thousands of miles away, a Washington Post analysis found.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’ll go LIVE on Substack at 2:30p ET: DHS Caught in Crooked Social Media Campaign: substack.com/@thefrankfig...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Synagogue tragedy averted. He did not intend to be taken alive: www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
Man arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition after threatening multiple synagogues, officials say | CNN
In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, ...
www.cnn.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Synagogue tragedy averted. He did not intend to be taken alive: www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/u...
He wants an insurrection so badly. He had one on January 6, 2021. Don’t give him another: Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
He wants an insurrection so badly. He had one on January 6, 2021. Don’t give him another: Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Not the first time this has happened in Portland. Answers needed: www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/10...
Portland city councilor’s home, cars damaged in ‘suspicious’ fire
Police said the cause of the fire remains undetermined, but investigators are probing possible arson.
www.oregonlive.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Not the first time this has happened in Portland. Answers needed: www.oregonlive.com/news/2025/10...