Ken Dilanian, CNBC

Ken Dilanian

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Washington, DC, United States

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Past articles by Ken:

Special counsel issues report criticizing FBI for launching Trump-Russia investigation

The long-awaited report was the conclusion of a four-year probe into the FBI's decision to examine the Trump campaign's relationship with Russia. → Read More

Seven waiting at bus stop in Texas border city killed when struck by vehicle

Seven waiting at bus stop in Texas bordertown killed when struck by vehicle → Read More

Federal prosecutors have considered four possible charges against Hunter Biden

Possible charges are two misdemeanor counts for failure to file taxes, a single felony count of tax evasion and a felony count related to a gun purchase. → Read More

Gulf cartel apologizes after Americans are kidnapped and killed in Mexico

The four Americans were shot at and kidnapped after crossing the border into northern Mexico for a medical procedure. Two died. → Read More

Woman in group of kidnapped U.S. citizens was in Mexico for cosmetic procedure, official says

A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes, at the crime scene where gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas, Friday, March 3, 2023. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the four Americans were going to buy medicine and were caught in the crossfire between two armed groups… → Read More

FBI director accuses China of trying to 'thwart and obfuscate' Covid origin probe

"The FBI has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic were most likely a potential lab incident in Wuhan,” Wray said in an interview Tuesday. → Read More

Special counsel seeks testimony from Trump lawyer as prosecutors allege evidence of crime

A source told NBC News that special counsel Jack Smith has asked a judge to allow prosecutors to invoke the “crime fraud” exception and sidestep attorney-client privilege. → Read More

No cameras allowed near balloon launching pad in China’s Hainan island

Satellite images reveal a military facility with a balloon launching pad on the island where the Chinese balloon that flew across the U.S. this month took off from. → Read More

Three active-duty Marines charged with participating in Capitol riot

One of the enlisted Marines expressed support for the Boogaloo Bois, a far right extremist group that advocates civil war, according to an FBI agent. → Read More

Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location

The discovery comes days after the White House acknowledged a "small number" of classified documents had been found in an office used by Biden. → Read More

Intel community escapes major criticism by Jan. 6 committee for missing 'foreseeable' Capitol violence

The intelligence available to law enforcement was "sufficient to warrant far more vigorous preparations for the security of the joint session," the committee's appendix said. → Read More

Jan. 6 committee avoids criticizing law enforcement in report summary

The committee was charged with examining law enforcement and intelligence failures. Analysis was largely left out of the introduction, with the full report expected this week. → Read More

Who is the Russian arms dealer that the U.S. exchanged for Brittney Griner?

The U.S. government set up an elaborate operation in 2008 to capture and prosecute Viktor Bout, dubbed “the Merchant of Death.” → Read More

FBI director defends investigations of Chinese academics in front of university audience

Speaking at the University of Michigan, Wray also said Chinese Americans are "in the crosshairs of the Chinese government," which tries to recruit them. → Read More

Attorney General Merrick Garland names special counsel in Justice Dept.'s Trump probes

Garland named John L. Smith, a former federal prosecutor with experience at the Hague, as special counsel. Smith will focus on Trump’s handling of classified documents and Jan. 6. → Read More

Jan. 6 committee staffers told preliminary plan for final report would focus largely on Trump, not on law enforcement failures, sources say

The House resolution that created the committee said its mission included examining “the preparedness and response” of Capitol Police and other law enforcement agencies. → Read More

Inside the Justice Department’s decision on whether to charge Trump in Mar-a-Lago case

“If Trump were anyone else, he would have already faced a likely indictment,” said lawyer Bradley Moss, who represents intel agency workers in cases involving classified information. → Read More

A nationwide catalytic converter theft ring made hundreds of millions of dollars, feds say

Thefts of catalytic converters — antipollution car parts laden with valuable platinum, palladium and rhodium — have exploded since the pandemic began. → Read More

Justice Department charges suspect in Paul Pelosi attack with assault, attempted kidnapping

The 42-year-old suspect, David DePape, told investigators that he wanted to hold Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hostage and break her kneecaps if she "lied." → Read More

FBI found documents containing classified intel on Iran and China at Mar-a-Lago

During its August search of former President Trump's Florida home and club, FBI agents seized about 13,000 documents, more than 100 of them classified. → Read More