US Edition‘Hypocrisy on Steroids’: Kash Patel Rails Against ‘Wildly False Accusations’ About James Comey Investigation
FBI Director Kash Patel said career agents led Comey’s indictment impartially and defended the bureau’s professionalism amid political criticism from former President Trump.
- Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X defending the FBI after James Comey was indicted Thursday on charges of false statements and obstruction.
- President Donald Trump publicly demanded prosecutions of political opponents and urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to act on Truth Social, with the grand jury returning the indictment shortly after.
- Asserting accountability, FBI Director Kash Patel highlighted career FBI agents, intel analysts and staff who led the probe and said the FBI took another step toward full accountability.
- The indictment reignited debate over Justice Department independence, as Patel's post reads like damage control while President Donald Trump publicly celebrates and personalizes the outcome.
- Branding critics hypocrites, Patel blamed previous leadership and their enablers for politicizing law enforcement, calling media attacks `hypocrisy on steroids` and citing Russiagate as a key example.
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FBI director Kash Patel rejected Friday's allegations of politicization of the bureau as "steroid hypocrisy" following the imputation of former agency director James Comey.Read more]]>
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FBI Director Dismisses Politicization Accusations Following Comey Indictment
FBI Director Kash Patel has dismissed claims that the bureau has become more politicized under his watch in the wake of former Director James Comey’s indictment on Thursday. In a post early on Friday, Patel defended the FBI’s efforts in the investigation targeting Comey and said that the media, in part, was to blame. “Career FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff led the investigation into Comey and others. They called the balls and strikes and w…
Patel: Media Attacks Over Comey Charges Hypocritical
FBI Director Kash Patel called out the news media on Friday, branding its attacks on the bureau for criminally charging former FBI Director James Comey "hypocrisy on steroids." In an X post on Friday morning, Patel said that the investigation into Comey and others was led by "[c]areer FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff" who "called the balls and strikes and will continue to do so." "The wildly false accusations attacking this FBI for the poli…
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