{"id":1933701,"date":"2023-05-19T00:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T04:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-fbi-whistleblowers-testify-ex-biden-admin-nuclear-weirdo-arrested-montana-bans-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T01:01:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T05:01:45","slug":"thursday-afternoon-update-fbi-whistleblowers-testify-ex-biden-admin-nuclear-weirdo-arrested-montana-bans-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-fbi-whistleblowers-testify-ex-biden-admin-nuclear-weirdo-arrested-montana-bans-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI whistleblowers testify, ex-Biden admin arrested for nuclear weirdness, Montana bans TikTok."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthursday-afternoon-update-fbi-whistleblowers-testify-ex-biden-admin-nuclear-weirdo-arrested-montana-bans-tiktok%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1933701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>FBI Whistleblowers Testify<\/h2>\n<p>Three current and former members of the FBI testified in the House on Thursday and accused the bureau of wrongfully retaliating against them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Garrett O\u2018Boyle, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen told lawmakers that the FBI suspended their security clearances and froze their pay over questions about the Bureau\u2019s January 6 investigations.<\/li>\n<li>O\u2019Boyle and Allen are still employed by the bureau, but they\u2019ve been without pay and barred from working for about a year.<\/li>\n<li>They say they\u2019ve been forced to rely on charity and their retirement savings to stay afloat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s what O\u2019Boyle had to say:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIn weaponized fashion, the FBI allowed me to accept orders to a position halfway across\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Listen to the podcast version <a href=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ex-Biden Nuclear Official Sam Brinton Arrested As \u2018Fugitive From Justice\u2019 For Luggage Theft<\/h2>\n<p>In news reported first by The Daily Wire today, former Biden nuclear energy official, Sam Brinton, was arrested Wednesday as a fugitive of justice. This comes months after Brinton was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thursday-afternoon-update-fbi-whistleblowers-testify-ex-biden-admin-nuclear-weirdo-arrested-montana-bans-tiktok\/\" title=\"FBI whistleblowers testify, ex-Biden admin arrested for nuclear weirdness, Montana bans TikTok.\">fired amid allegations<\/a> of stealing luggage and women\u2019s clothing from airports.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Daily Wire\u2019s Luke Roziak learned exclusively that former Biden administration nuclear official, Sam Brinton, was arrested last night at his home in Rockville, Maryland.<\/li>\n<li>A neighbor told Roziak that four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-dead-2-injured-in-north-carolina-shooting-suspect-arrested\/\" title=\"5 Dead, 2 Injured In North Carolina Shooting; Suspect Arrested\">unmarked police cars<\/a> went to his house at about 10:00 PM and pulled him out.<\/li>\n<li>On Thursday, a judge ordered Brinton extradited to Arlington, Virginia to face charges of grand larceny related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-biden-energy-official-sam-brinton-hosted-spanking-seminar-weeks-after-alleged-luggage-theft\/\" title=\"Senior Biden Energy Official Sam Brinton Hosted \"Spanking Seminar\" Weeks After  Alleged Luggage Theft\">alleged luggage theft<\/a> out of Dulles Airport, in connection with those fugitive from justice charges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Accused Cash App Killer Pleads Not Guilty<\/h2>\n<p>Nima Momeni, the 38-year-old man, accused of stabbing Cash App founder Bob Lee to death, back in April, pleaded not guilty Thursday. Momeni\u2019s mother and sister were present in the San Francisco courtroom when the plea was entered. Momeni\u2019s attorney argued her client should be released on bail but the judge refused bail saying Momeni is a threat to the community.<\/p>\n<h2>Montana Bans TikTok<\/h2>\n<p>Montana has become the first state to completely ban TikTok after Republican Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill into law on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-becomes-first-state-to-completely-ban-tiktok-after-national-security-privacy-concerns\/\" title=\"Montana bans TikTok over security and privacy concerns.\">law prohibits app stores<\/a> from making TikTok available for download in the state.<\/li>\n<li>It comes as state lawmakers accused China of breaching user security.<\/li>\n<li>TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company, and has been accused of allowing the communist country access to data on Americans\u2019 phones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Elon Warns About China Taking Over Taiwan<\/h2>\n<p>Twitter owner Elon Musk is warning that U.S. policymakers should take China\u2019s threats of taking over Taiwan \u201cseriously.\u201d Musk made the remarks during an interview with CNBC\u2019s David Faber. Musk was asked if he was concerned about \u201cthe growing belligerence between China and the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Ukraine Claims It Thwarted Russian Missile Attack<\/h2>\n<p>Ukraine is claiming that it thwarted 29 out of 30 airstrikes launched by Russia early Thursday, leaving one person dead. However, the Russian government denies those claims and says that it successfully hit key Ukrainian weapons and ammunition depots.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the audio version of this podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.example.com\">here<\/a>. And for more in-depth discussion of the biggest stories of the day, listen to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tuesday-afternoon-update-belated-biden-laptop-coverage-saudi-upset-and-more\/\" title=\"Tuesday Afternoon Update | Belated Biden Laptop Coverage, Saudi Upset, And More\">latest full episode<\/a> of Morning Wire every morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three current and former FBI members testified in the House, accusing the bureau of retaliating against them. Garrett O&#8217;Boyle, Steve Friend, and Marcus Allen claimed the FBI acted wrongly. 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