In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.
Bryan Witt, an F.B.I. agent, said the inquiry mandated by Kash Patel, the bureauβs director, was generally viewed inside his office as a βwitch hunt.β
Two former FBI intelligence officials who specialized in foreign election interference were charged Friday with making false statements about their roles in investigating the origins of Hunter Biden's laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.