President Trump has inherited a vast domestic intelligence agency with extraordinary secret powers. A cache of documents offers a rare window into the FBI’s quiet expansion since 9/11.
Confidential Human Source Policy Guide
Detailed rules for how the FBI handles informants. Classified secret. This unreleased September 2015 document is a major expansion and update of a manual from 2007 on the same topic.
The FBI Gives Itself Lots of Rope to Pull in Informants
Agents have the authority to aggressively investigate anyone they believe could be a valuable source for the bureau.
When Informants Are No Longer Useful, the FBI Can Help Deport Them
The FBI coordinates with immigration authorities to locate informants who are no longer of value to the bureau.
How the FBI Conceals Its Payments to Confidential Sources
A classified policy guide creates opportunities for agents to disguise payments as reimbursements or offer informants a cut of seized assets.
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