Conspiracy theories now haunt Trump officials

Conspiracy theories now haunt Trump officials

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From The Times

June 16, 2025

Senior leaders at the F.B.I. and Justice Department earned their bona fides in President Trump’s camp by promoting conspiracy theories, making promises of what they would accomplish based on fictional or exaggerated premises.

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Now they’re struggling to deliver on those promises. →

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