Paul Campo, the DEA’s chief financial director under the Obama administration who resigned in 2016 ahead of President Trump’s administration, had his Virginia home raided and has been charged for agreeing to launder $12 million for Mexico's CJNG cartel while acting in his role at the DEA, according to a breaking report quoted in an X post by @ripplebrain over the past hour. The X post from @ripplebrain at https://x.com/ripplebrain/status/1997052961617494458 stated the charges relate to Campo's actions during his tenure at the DEA, with the user adding a comment calling for drastic action against drug traffickers in Washington, D.C. In a separate development over the same one-hour period ending at 8:45 AM UTC on Dec. 8, 2025, X user @TallbarFIN claimed the European Union is facing a coordinated disinformation attack on X, alleging the platform's algorithm is boosting anti-EU content following a provocative tweet by Elon Musk, as posted at https://x.com/TallbarFIN/status/1997943720885252305.
