US EditionFBI Director Kash Patel Criticizes MSNBC, Calling It a Source of Disinformation
FBI Director Kash Patel challenges MSNBC's report on DOJ perp walk policy after an agent was fired for refusing to perp walk indicted former FBI Director James Comey.
- On October 4, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel publicly attacked MSNBC, calling it an `ass clown factory of disinformation` after an exchange with Barb McQuade, MSNBC legal analyst.
- MSNBC reported an FBI agent in the Washington field office was fired for refusing to arrest and `perp walk` James Comey, and Barb McQuade said DOJ policy prohibits such `perp walks` per a 2011 U.S. Marshals directive.
- Highlighting past arrests, Patel and allies noted MSNBC had `slobbered all over` perp walks of conservative figures, while Roger Stone and Steve Baker shared their public arrest photos in response.
- Patel did not deny reports the relieved FBI agent was disciplined, saying agents must `follow the chain of command or get relieved`, and the Washington Examiner received no comment from the FBI or DOJ.
- The legal backdrop includes a 2000 New York court ruling that staged `perp walks` violate the Fourth Amendment, amid Comey's September 25th indictment, highlighting legal limits on arrest practices.
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Patel fires FBI agent for refusing to arrest and perp walk James Comey
An FBI agent was relieved of duty for declining to arrange a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director, James Comey, in front of news media cameras after Comey was federally charged last month, four people briefed on the matter said on Friday. Comey was charged on September 25 with making false statements and obstructing a congressional investigation, in a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's retribution campaign against his politic…
FBI Director Kash Patel Slams MSNBC As 'A** Clown Factory Of Disinformation'
FBI Director Kash Patel launched a scathing attack on MSNBC Saturday, labeling the network an “ass clown factory of disinformation” after one of its legal analysts appeared to criticize reports that an agent was disciplined for failing to arrange a “perp walk” for former Director James Comey. Patel’s outburst on X was directed at Barb […] FBI Director Kash Patel Slams MSNBC As ‘A** Clown Factory Of Disinformation’
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