{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/fbi-opened-probes-into-protesters-after-trump-demands-whistleblower-says","slug":"fbi-opened-probes-into-protesters-after-trump-demands-whistleblower-says","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/fbi-opened-probes-into-protesters-after-trump-demands-whistleblower-says","title":"FBI opened probes into protesters after Trump demands, whistleblower says","subtitle":"A former analyst alleges the FBI targeted individuals based on political pressure, violating policy.","excerpt":"A former FBI intelligence analyst, Jill Fields, has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the FBI opened preliminary investigations into anti-ICE protesters in Southern California. Fields claims these actions were initiated in early 2025 following demands from President Donald Trump and other administration officials, potentially violating FBI policy.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T14:46:36.488Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-06T14:01:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T14:46:36.488Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":50,"critic":65,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"Two full reports and seven digests corroborate the central claim, with one report naming the whistleblower.","critic":"Two full reports and seven digests are provided, with clear attribution and separation of fact from comment.","hype":"Headlines are direct and factual, with no sensationalism or exaggeration of the story's content."}},"tags":["#FBI","#Trump","#Whistleblower","#CivilRights","#Immigration"],"entities":["Jill Fields","Donald Trump","FBI","ICE","Alex Padilla"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The FBI opened preliminary investigations into anti-ICE protesters in Southern California, according to former FBI intelligence analyst Jill Fields.","Fields alleges these investigations were initiated in early 2025 after demands from President Donald Trump and other administration officials.","In at least one instance, the FBI began investigations after Trump demanded a probe into protesters seen in a TikTok video, Fields claims.","Fields claims the FBI opened investigations even though agency policy prohibits opening probes based solely on First Amendment-protected activity without evidence of a crime."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A former FBI intelligence analyst has alleged that the FBI opened preliminary investigations into anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protesters in Southern California. Jill Fields, who was a supervisory intelligence analyst in the FBI’s Los Angeles field office, filed a whistleblower complaint stating she believed these actions violated federal law and agency policy. The investigations, according to Fields, were initiated in early 2025 following demands from President Donald Trump and other administration officials."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In at least one specific instance, Fields claims the FBI began investigations after President Trump demanded a probe into protesters featured in a TikTok video. These individuals were seen using bullhorns to warn neighbours about the presence of immigration enforcement officers in Alhambra, California. Fields’ complaint, reviewed by CNN, states that an analyst working under her reported being ordered to conduct pre-assessment checks on these protesters, even though the FBI policy prohibits opening investigations based solely on First Amendment-protected activity and without evidence of a crime."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Fields also alleges that White House officials demanded the FBI investigate and arrest anti-ICE protesters in at least two separate incidents. According to the complaint, supervisors were instructed not to put such directives in writing, leading to many being communicated in face-to-face meetings. Fields stated she was excluded from investigations once she refused to participate and later resigned from the bureau, believing it was retaliation for making protected internal disclosures."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on FBI response"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A Justice Department spokesperson told CNN that the department \"will continue to vigorously uphold the First Amendment rights of all Americans and restore the rule of law.\" The spokesperson added that \"the DOJ and FBI have a responsibility to investigate any potential violations of federal law, and conspiracies to impede federal law enforcement and assaults on federal officers are against the law.\" The spokesperson also stated that \"violence is not protected by the First Amendment\" and \"politically motivated attacks will not deter us from doing our job.\""},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mention the FBI Director Kash Patel telling top FBI leaders that the president \"was angry about the incident, and he wanted those protesters investigated and arrested,\" as detailed in the full report from KRDO. The full report from KRDO also states that Fields was stripped of her team and lost support from FBI leadership in her Los Angeles office, pushing her to resign. 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