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FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday that he had opened an investigation into the Signal group text chats that Minnesota residents are using to share information about federal immigration agents’ movements, launching a new front in the Trump administration’s conflict there with potential free speech implications.
Patel said in an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that he wanted to know whether any Minnesota residents had put federal agents “in harm’s way” with activities such as sharing agents’ license plate numbers and locations.
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What FBI won’t be investigating is citizens unlawfully killed by ICE
You cannot create a scenario that illegally entraps and puts law enforcement in harm’s way.
You don’t understand - cocks gun - we are the victims here…
We need a robust chat solution that doesn’t store your fucking phone number in their database. They can investigate all they want if the software is written well, everyone’s too focused on having support for a million stupid features though like stickers and gif library integration
Patel always looks like he’s a deer in the headlights. If only that car would speed up a little…
Are there any chats they can’t investigate at this point?
there’s no such thing. even if you have a magical app that is impossible to hack/crack, if there are more than 10 people in the chat, assume there’s at least one narc
Local spoke about their need to do this and use code names to avoid being followed and harassed by ICE after attending a protest. Probably shouldn’t have done that on a televised city council meeting. But also, Americans have a right to free speech and organized protest. Dark times.
