Left-Wing Journalist Claims FBI Paid Him ‘Aggressive And Threatening’ Visit Over Alleged Museum Shooter Manifesto

Independent reporter Ken Klippenstein claimed Friday that the FBI visited him after he published the alleged manifesto of the suspect in Wednesday’s shooting near the Capital Jewish Museum.

Two FBI agents visited Klippenstein’s home Thursday over his publishing of an alleged manifesto, according to a post on his website.

On Thursday, Klippenstein published a document he called the “alleged manifesto” of Elias Rodriguez, the 31-year-old suspect in the shooting near DC’s Capital Jewish Museum which killed two Israeli diplomats. (RELATED: Ambassador Says Couple Shot Outside Jewish Museum Were About To Get Engaged)

The FBI just visited me for publishing the Elias Rodriguez manifesto. https://t.co/opVFC1QzVC

— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) May 23, 2025

The two agents who allegedly came to Klippenstein’s home wanted to know how he came into possession of the document and were “aggressive and threatening,” he wrote.

“We want to know about the timeline: how you knew about the manifesto before anyone else, and if you were in touch with the shooter beforehand,” the agents said, according to Klippenstein.

Klippenstein claims he referred the agents to his lawyer and they left. An agent then allegedly sent him a list of questions by email.

“We would appreciate [it] if this list of questions was kept between you and your client,” the email read, according to Klippenstein. The reporter posted a screenshot purporting to show part of the email.

The alleged questions included queries about how he got the document.

“Was this his first and only interaction with whomever submitted the manifesto? Has anyone else submitted any other documentation regarding this incident? Did his receipt of the manifesto predate the attack? Where else, if anywhere, did he disseminate the manifesto? Does he have any knowledge of where else the manifesto was published or shared? Why does he think he was the one who received the manifesto?” were some of the alleged questions.

This is the second time the FBI have visited Klippenstein in the past year, he claims. He also alleged in October that they visited him after he published what he claimed was a Trump campaign dossier on JD Vance. Klippenstein also published the alleged manifesto of Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing the late UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Law enforcement later said it was authentic, Newsweek reported.

The Daily Caller reached out to the FBI and Klippenstein for comment but has not yet heard back.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify the nature of the alleged questions.