As previously reported, FBI agent Tim Thibault was the man behind the affidavit to raid Mar-a-Lago.
MAJOR TURN? Anti-Trumper FBI Agent Who Ran Mar-A-Lago Raid ESCORTED Out Of Bureau Headquarters!
On Friday, Thibault was escorted from FBI headquarters amid allegations from a whistleblower that he showed political bias in handling certain investigations that were ‘politically sensitive.’
He’s been accused of hiding the partisan nature of the evidence against President Donald Trump from his superiors.
Eyewitnesses saw Thibault escorted from the building Friday.
Timothy Thibault, a top-level FBI agent who had been under fire for his role in investigations regarding President Biden's son, Hunter Biden, resigned late last week and was walked out of the FBI, two U.S. officials confirmed @CBSNewshttps://t.co/mZKoKwW8k7
— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) August 30, 2022
#BREAKING: Timothy Thibault OUT at the FBI.
Reminder, according to a whistleblower, Thibault shut down investigative activity related to Hunter Biden and also sought to pad the FBI’s number of “domestic violent extremism” cases. https://t.co/KLsE5cTN6W
— House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸 (@JudiciaryGOP) August 29, 2022
Following whistleblower allegations, FBI special agent who opened Trump investigation reportedly escorted out of Bureau headquarters https://t.co/NBS6ECZGdN via @JustTheNews
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) August 29, 2022
Senator Grassley outed Timothy Thibault last month for his pattern of public partisanship and anti-Trump social media posts.
Thibault was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge (“ASAC”) of the Washington Field Office.
"Thibault was also accused of being involved in the Mar-a-Lago raid, the Hunter Biden computer scandal, and of padding the numbers on domestic terrorism in the US," The Gateway Pundit noted.
On Tuesday, Thibault’s attorneys released a statement on their client and his career.
His attorneys deny everything!
CBS correspondent Catherine Herridge shared the statement on Twitter:
MEDIA STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF TIMOTHY R. THIBAULT
For Immediate Release⁰[Timothy R. Thibault has retained the pro bono services of Morrison & Foerster LLP.] The following statement may be used, in whole or part, + attributed to Mr. Thibault’s counsel at Morrison & Foerster LLP pic.twitter.com/xpWA6hxguJ— Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge) August 31, 2022
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