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Frank Figliuzzi

MSNBC Columnist

Frank Figliuzzi is an MSNBC columnist and a national security contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. He was the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. He is the author of "The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence."

Frank Figliuzzi is an MSNBC columnist and a national security contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. He was the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government. He is the author of "The FBI Way: Inside the Bureau's Code of Excellence."

Latest from Frank Figliuzzi

21d ago

9/11 was 22 years ago. And we're still holding funerals.

It’s now believed that more people have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed on the day of the attack as the death toll continues to rise 22 years later.
26d ago

Merrick Garland’s Election Threats Task Force news left me wanting more

The Department of Justice has only charged 14 cases and secured nine convictions via its Election Threats Task Force. Law enforcement needs to step up its efforts.
33d ago

Applaud the Proud Boys verdicts. Just don’t breathe a sigh of relief.

Four Proud Boys were recently found guilty of seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6, but convictions against groups of bad actors sometimes lead to a greater possibility of violence.
53d ago

Utah man killed by the FBI shows how far some Trump supporters are willing to go

Hours before President Joe Biden traveled to Utah, FBI agents shot and killed a man in his home in Provo as they were serving an arrest warrant.
75d ago

There's no way Jack Smith would bring a weak case against Donald Trump

Trump's usual legal strategies may not work in this anticipated new indictment, a federal case from Jack Smith involving the 2020 election — at least not the way he's hoping.
81d ago

The consequences of Jim Jordan’s attack on the FBI go far beyond our security

It’s tempting to refer to Jim Jordan's assault on the FBI as mere political theatrics, but that would belie the grave threat underlying the GOP’s intentions.
130d ago

Donald Trump Jr. isn't calling law enforcement liars just for the fun of it

Donald Trump Jr., the son of the former president, retweeted a post expressing skepticism about a 19-year-old Missouri man with a Nazi flag who crashed into barriers near the White House.
136d ago

Neither Jim Jordan nor his so-called whistleblowers should be taken seriously

The only fraud Jim Jordan’s hearing exposed was that his so-called whistleblowers are well-meaning patriots, especially after the FBI sent its telling letter.
158d ago

The uniquely American paradox exposed by a new FBI report

Mass shootings are getting more deadly, according to a new FBI report. Here’s what can be done to combat the alarming new trend.
168d ago

Corporate America is better at protecting secrets than the Pentagon

21-year-old Jack Teixeira was arrested for sharing highly classified documents from the Pentagon on Discord. Our vulnerability is a problem that must be addressed.
180d ago

Three reasons the MAGA NYC rally was nothing like Jan. 6

There are least three variables that shaped the relatively peaceful response to Trump’s indictment and arraignment in New York.