# The FBI called them "all state cases", and the President said by 30 April there was "not much of a connection"

> FBI director Kash Patel said on 28 April 2026 "They're all state cases" and cautioned against assuming they were linked; on 30 April President Trump said…

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# The FBI called them "all state cases", and the President said by 30 April there was "not much of a connection"

FBI director Kash Patel said on 28 April 2026 "They're all state cases" and cautioned against assuming they were linked; on 30 April President Trump said "so far, we're finding that there's not much of a connection."

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[A coordinated campaign by a foreign state or other actor against people with access to US secrets](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/answers/ANS0DCQNY08KJN5/a-coordinated-campaign-by-a-foreign-state-or-other-actor)

Still possible

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The FBI called them "all state cases", and the President said by 30 April there was "not much of a connection" [Evidence EVD0DCQQZD56S13]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCQQZD56S13
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