Trump's FBI Targets Reporter after BOMBSHELL REPORT?!?!

Attorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian cover another Kash Patel mess. After New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson published a story revealing that Patel assigned a four-agent SWAT team to protect and chauffeur his 27-year-old country singer girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, the FBI began investigating the reporter herself. Agents queried federal databases for information on Williamson and recommended pursuing a preliminary investigation for federal stalking — over standard reporting. The Justice Department shut it down, finding no legal basis to proceed. The Times only learned about the probe through a confidential tip. Times executive editor Joe Kahn called it "alarming" and "unconstitutional." Brian and Shant explain why contacting sources, asking questions, and following leads is textbook journalism protected by the First Amendment — not stalking. They connect this to the broader pattern: the Washington Post reporter whose home was raided in January, the $250 million Atlantic lawsuit filed the same week, and Trump's own history of suing outlets to silence them. The goal isn't prosecution — it's intimidation, creating a chilling effect on every reporter who considers writing about this administration. Even the FBI's own statement gave up the game, conceding "no further action" was ever pursued. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920