Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
33%
6 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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no quote in the article backed the model's score
Publisher signals
59/100
The Independent's corrections and
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Outlets on this story
3
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Two FBI counterterrorism leaders have been demoted following complaints about the handling of an investigation into allegedly threatening phone calls made to Katie Miller, MAGA podcaster and wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, according to reports.
Head of the Washington Field Office’s counterterrorism division, Michael Burgwald, and his deputy, Courtland Rae, were both demoted and sent to bureau headquarters Friday, sources told Bloomberg Law.
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sources → demote → Law
Both officials have years of national security experience, according to reports, and were also involved in investigating the January 6th, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
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officials → have → Capitol
According to MS NOW, Burgwald was ousted after his office was asked to investigate alleged harassing phone calls made to Katie Miller.
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office → accord → Miller
However, the team determined the alleged threats didn’t meet the threshold required for an FBI investigation, nor was a connection to terrorism identified, CNN reported.
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CNN → determine → terrorism
“Harassing phone calls aren’t even in the ballpark of terrorism unless an actual terrorist is doing the dialing,” one former FBI official told MS NOW.
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official → harass → NOW
The decision not to investigate allegedly angered FBI leadership and Burgwald was already known to have a strained relationship with FBI Director Kash Patel.
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Burgwald → investigate → Patel
According to MS NOW, Stephen Miller, who runs President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign, and Patel were upset that Burgwald and Rae questioned the legitimacy of the investigation.
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Burgwald → accord → investigation
Darren Cox, assistant director-in-charge of the Washington field office, ordered their removal.
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Cox → order → removal
CNN also reported that Burgwald and Rae were removed from their roles.
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Burgwald → report → roles
Details about the alleged calls to Katie Miller were not shared by officials or the reports.
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Details → allege → officials
White House spokesperson Lauren Bis told The Independent that the Miller family has never interacted with or met the demoted FBI officials.
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family → tell → officials
“Senior leadership at the FBI determined they were stifling investigations into very serious threats and made a unilateral decision to remove them,” Bis said.
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Bis → determine → them
Cox said Patel did not make the decision to oust the two veteran agents.
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Patel → say → agents
“Director Patel did not order this decision.
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Patel → order → decision
This was a personnel decision made at the Washington field office level alone based on our constant evaluation of mission needs,” Cox posted in a statement on X Saturday.
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Cox → make → X
The Independent has contacted the FBI for more information.
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Independent → contact → information
Since becoming head of the FBI, Patel has fired or demoted dozens of career employees including those who handled past investigations into Trump and his allies.
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who → become → Trump
The Millers, who welcomed their fourth child in June, moved last fall from their Arlington, Virginia, home into military housing after a number of threats were allegedly made against them.
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number → welcome → them
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