US EditionUnease at FBI Intensifies as Patel Ousts Top Officials
- Kash Patel was confirmed director of the FBI in Washington, D.C., where he quickly began reshaping the agency's leadership and priorities in 2025.
- Patel's reforms reflect the White House’s aim to shape the FBI according to its priorities, with efforts from Trump supporters to influence the bureau’s direction and reexamine past investigations with political sensitivity.
- Patel and deputy Dan Bongino disbanded the Washington field office's elite public corruption squad and put some officials on administrative leave, focusing more on immigration and old cases.
- Bongino asserted on Fox and Friends that claims suggesting insufficient measures have been taken against political figures are false, and mentioned that he and the director plan to finalize the formation of reform teams soon.
- These changes are causing concern about a chilling effect on agents and fears that investigations involving Trump or his base may be limited, suggesting potential long-term impact on the FBI's independence.
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Rep. Dean slams FBI Director Patel for ‘politicizing’ the agency under Trump
FBI Director Kash Patel has come under scrutiny by Democrats on Capitol Hill after The New York Times reported unease within the bureau and the use of polygraphs to find leaks. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) questioned Patel earlier this month and joins Alex Witt today to discuss the FBI and Elon Musk’s exit from DOGE leadership.
Unease at FBI intensifies as Patel ousts top officials | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Before being confirmed as the director of the FBI, Kash Patel made clear his intent to remake it in his own image, reflecting a larger desire by the White House to bend the agency to its will.
Kash Is Kicking Ass at the FBI.
PULSE POINTS:What Happened: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel is remaking the bureau from the inside out, purging entrenched bureaucrats, reviving stalled investigations, and imposing long-overdue discipline on an agency many Americans see as corrupted beyond recognition.Who’s Involved: FBI Director Kash Patel, Deputy Director Dan Bongino, legacy FBI leadership, former agents tied to anti-Trump investigations.Key Quote: “…
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