FBI to investigate Minneapolis activists after far-right claim about Signal chats

The FBI director, Kash Patel, said the inquiry followed a far-right influencer's post about anti-ICE Signal chats

The FBI director, Kash Patel, announced on Monday he was launching a criminal investigation into group chats used by Minneapolis protesters on the Signal messaging app, based on a social media post by the far-right personality Cam Higby.

Patel used the podcast of another rightwing personality, Benny Johnson, to break the news.