Trump Action Archive

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• FBI launched criminal leak investigation targeting journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick — The FBI, under Director Kash Patel, launched a criminal "insider threat investigation" into who leaked information to journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick for her article on Patel. Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig reported that such investigations typically target government officials suspected of disclosing state secrets or classified documents, but focusing on leaks to a reporter is "highly unusual." The investigation could allow FBI agents to obtain Fitzpatrick's phone records and examine her social media contacts. FBI sources expressed concern that agents felt coerced to proceed despite knowing the investigation was improper.
• FBI executed search warrant at office of Virginia Democratic state senator — Trump's FBI executed a search warrant at the office of Virginia state Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, who was at the center of the state's redistricting efforts. The search targeted a Democratic lawmaker actively involved in protecting voting rights and fair redistricting. No public explanation was provided for the warrant, and the timing coincided with Republican efforts to suppress Democratic electoral gains.
• FBI launched criminal leak investigation targeting Atlantic magazine journalist — The FBI launched a criminal "insider threat" investigation focusing on journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick, who wrote an unflattering account of FBI Director Kash Patel's work habits for The Atlantic magazine last month. The investigation is unusual because it did not stem from classified information disclosure and is focused on leaks to a reporter. Fitzpatrick's story cited two dozen anonymous sources reporting that Patel's alcohol consumption and erratic behavior had caused concern among FBI officials. The investigation could enable FBI agents to obtain her phone records, search her name through FBI databases, and examine her social media contacts.
• FBI launched criminal probe into Atlantic reporter's sources — The FBI launched a highly unusual criminal probe into leaks to a reporter from The Atlantic in relation to an article she wrote about FBI Director Kash Patel's drinking habits and unexplained absences, which Patel sued the outlet over last month. An FBI spokesperson denied the investigation exists and claimed reporting about it was "completely false." The probe targets a journalist's sources and reporting on a federal official.

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• Trump urges Republicans to "take over" voting nationwide — In a radio interview on "The Dan Bongino Show" on February 2, President Trump urged Republicans to "take over" voting across the country and called for the "nationalization" of elections. While advancing the Great Replacement Theory, Trump claimed immigrants were "brought to our country to vote and they vote illegally" and specifically called for Republicans to seize control of voting in "at least many, 15 places."
• Rep. Gimenez warned GOP of Latino voter defection over mass deportations — Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) stated that Latino voters are fleeing the Republican Party because of mass deportation enforcement. Gimenez said the administration had been warned about the enforcement approach and that there should have been a course correction long ago. He criticized the focus on "grandmothers" rather than "criminals and gang members," calling it "a mistake" that is "coming back to haunt us right now."
• Rep. Sessions attributed Republican election losses to weather — Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) told CNN that Republican voters did not show up for recent special elections because of a severe snow and ice storm in north Texas and central Texas, rather than attributing losses to other factors. The bulletin notes that Democratic turnout in the same weather was very strong and that results in Texas track with election patterns across the country over the past year.
• Trump made false claims about Minnesota election integrity on podcast — On February 2, 2026, President Trump appeared on the Dan Bongino Show and claimed he won Minnesota three times, that the state is "rigged" with "Somalians," and that Republicans should "nationalize" voting. Trump has repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was stolen—claims exhaustively debunked by courts and election officials. He suggested federal control over elections, contradicting the Constitution's assignment of election administration to states.
• Trump encouraged Republicans to "nationalize" elections in 15 states he lost — During an interview on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino's podcast, Trump encouraged Republicans to "nationalize" elections and "take over" voting in at least 15 "places" that he falsely claims to have won but did not. Trump stated that "states are an agent of the federal government in elections" and referred without evidence to "horrible corruption" in Detroit, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, arguing that "the federal government should get involved" and "take over."

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• Newsom files FOIA request over border patrol agents' appearance at redistricting press briefing — California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a freedom of information request with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after armed and masked federal border patrol agents appeared at a news conference in Los Angeles where he was announcing a redistricting plan. Newsom characterized the agents' presence as intimidation of political opponents. The operation occurred at the Japanese American National Museum's National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Newsom's request seeks all documents and records related to the operation, including communications between federal law enforcement and Fox News.