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DOJ Says FBI Probe of NYT Reporter Unfounded

4/24/2026

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Story summary
  • Justice Department review found no legal basis for the FBI’s alleged case against New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel assigned rotating SWAT teams to guard his girlfriend, singer Alexis Wilkins.
  • A Justice Department official said the investigation seemed retaliatory for the newspaper story.
  • FBI spokesperson denied a formal probe of Williamson but confirmed agents questioned Wilkins about a Boston death threat linked to the article.