From Oligarchs To Cartels

February 07, 2025

From Oligarchs To Cartels: The U.S. Reshapes Global Law Enforcement

The decision by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on day 1 of her new
job to shut down a special unit focusing on seizing Russian oligarchs'
assets reflects the dramatically shifting priorities in international
law enforcement under the new administration of Donald Trump

https://www.rferl.org/a/u-s-attorney-general-pam-bondi-kleptocapture-russian-oligarchs/33306710.html

Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics

The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby
for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were
unfairly targeted in the past.

Feb. 6, 2025
By Ken Dilanian

In a little-noticed directive on her first day in office, Attorney
General Pam Bondi ordered a halt to a years-old federal law
enforcement effort to combat secret influence campaigns by China,
Russia and other adversaries that try to curry favor and sow chaos in
American politics.

Buried on the fourth page of one of 14 policy memos Bondi issued
Wednesday, the order disbands the FBI's Foreign Influence Task Force
and pares back enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act,
despite years of warnings by U.S. intelligence agencies that foreign
malign influence operations involving disinformation were a growing
and dangerous threat.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/bondi-ends-fbi-effort-combat-foreign-influence-us-politics-rcna191012