Andrew Bailey, who became “co-deputy director” of the FBI last September, is stepping aside, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.
\n\nKurt Olsen, an attorney involved with efforts to overturn the 2020 election results who had recently been involved in the Justice Department’s so-called grand conspiracy investigation targeting officials who investigated Trump, has resigned, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
\n\nCBS had earlier reported Olsen’s departure.
\n\nHis departure follows the resignation of Joe diGenova, who told NBC News that “lanes got crossed” in the final days of the investigation.
\n\nSen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., tore into the White House’s new political ad promoting Trump, saying it’s not a public service announcement and shouldn’t be done with taxpayer money.
\n\n“I hate it. I tell you, it feels like Viktor Orbán talking to the Hungarian people. There’s no place for that sort of thing,” Tillis told reporters today. “Look, you want to run that ad? We got plenty of resources. The ads didn’t cost that much.”
\n\n“But when I saw that image come up during the NFL game yesterday — overall I was disappointed because the Browns beat the Panthers. I was more disappointed with that ad, because…
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