The agency reportedly cannot pay its informants and move forward with some of the investigations, Reuters has reported
The ongoing US government shutdown has put national security at risk by directly affecting the ongoing FBI investigations, Reuters has reported, citing the agency’s current and former employees. The bureau particularly lacks funds to pay informants and gather “real-time intelligence,” according to the news agency’s sources.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed as part of the shutdown, which entered its 30th day on Thursday. The Democrats have reportedly said they will not greenlight a new spending…
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