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Trump Orders FBI to Investigate Hoffa Disappearance Amid Shutdown

10/29/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search for records on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, missing since 1975.
The directive follows a similar order for Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937.
The searches occur amid a federal government shutdown and ongoing FBI priorities.
Hoffa's case remains unsolved, and conspiracy theories surround Earhart's fate.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search for records on the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, missing since 1975.
The directive follows a similar order for Amelia Earhart, who vanished in 1937.
The searches occur amid a federal government shutdown and ongoing FBI priorities.
Hoffa's case remains unsolved, and conspiracy theories surround Earhart's fate.