Chilling Dissent
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel and others touted the FBI’s investigative work, but the few available details point to a more complicated picture.
Trevor Aaronson
Trevor Aaronson is an investigative journalist and the author of “The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism.” He created the Audible Original series “Pulse: The Untold Story” and hosts “Alphabet Boys,” a podcast on the secret investigations of the FBI, CIA, DEA, ATF, and other alphabet agencies. A Peabody Award winner and two-time Livingston Awards finalist, Aaronson investigates abuses of power in law enforcement and national security.
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The War on Immigrants
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The War on Immigrants
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The Hamas Terrorist Who Wasn’t
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Lawsuit Targets FBI Probe of Racial Justice Activists
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The FBI Used an Undercover Cop With Pink Hair to Spy on Activists and Manufacture Crimes
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The FBI Paid a Violent Felon to Infiltrate Denver's Racial Justice Movement
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