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Conspiracy Theory About Trump Comeback Puts FBI on Alert for Violence

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  • After Capitol riot, trying to discern real threats of violence
  • Wray says officials must separate ‘the wheat from the chaff’
President Trump Departs The White House En Route To Army v Navy Football Game

Photographer: Al Drago/Getty Images

It’s the latest baseless prediction from conspiracy theorists on the fringes of social media: Donald Trump will somehow be reinstated as president as soon as next month.

Yet the claims -- pushed by QAnon adherents and MyPillow CEO and pitchman Mike Lindell -- are enough to put FBI Director Christopher Wray and other top national security officials on alert for the risk that the former president’s most ardent supporters might again resort to violence.