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fromIntelligencer
22 hours ago

Why Trump Put a Clown In Charge of the FBI

FBI director Kash Patel posted on X on Sunday night...referring to viral footage of himself - apparently drunk or well on his way to becoming so - partaking in booze-soaked festivities in Milan following the men's Olympic hockey final, which the U.S. won against Canada 2-1. Even on a less eventful weekend, the sight of America's most powerful domestic-law-enforcement official chugging from a bottle of beer, screaming at the top of his lungs, and showering players with the remainder of his foamy beverage might raise doubts about the state of public safety.
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fromEsquire
1 day ago

How Can Republicans Defend Kash Patel's Outrageous Private Plane Usage?

FBI Director Kash Patel's personal use of agency jets delayed the elite evidence response team from reaching a mass shooting scene at Brown University in December, forcing them to drive through a snowstorm overnight.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

Kash Patel's Olympics Schedule Included 2 Hockey Games and Hours of Personal Time/Cultural Activities': Report

FBI Director Kash Patel's Olympics schedule included two hockey games and hours of personal time with a spatter of actual meetings. The schedule was obtained and published Wednesday by The New York Times, and it comes as the FBI director faces intense scrutiny for his use of taxpayer-funded government resources for recreational activities.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Dan Bongino and Kash Patel Spend 20 Minutes Patting Each Other on the Back Over Work at FBI: You And I Did a Pretty Good Job'

It's not hard to do the job you signed up for if you're allowed to do the job you signed up for, and President Trump and this administration backs law enforcement and gave us the resources and gave us the autonomy in you and I in running this building to remove the red tape, to remove the unnecessary approvals, and to get a thousand extra agents that's what we did, Dan.
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fromEsquire
1 month ago
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FBI Sources Say Kash Patel Is Only in It for the Perks-and It's Making the U.S. Less Safe

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
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6 Craziest Revelations From Scathing Report on Kash Patel Including His Refusal to Leave a Plane Until He Was Given a Female Agent's Jacket

fromEsquire
1 month ago
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FBI Sources Say Kash Patel Is Only in It for the Perks-and It's Making the U.S. Less Safe

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
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6 Craziest Revelations From Scathing Report on Kash Patel Including His Refusal to Leave a Plane Until He Was Given a Female Agent's Jacket

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fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Is DOJ Trying To Blow The DNC Pipe Bomb Case? - Above the Law

Brian Cole Jr., the alleged DNC pipe bomber, was arrested December 4, 2025 amid a politically charged, chaotic DOJ investigation and criticized prosecution handling.
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fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump's Cabinet of main characters

Several top federal officials have adopted unusually public media roles, blending media personalities with official duties and drawing internal and public criticism.
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fromBoston.com
2 months ago
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FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official

Dan Bongino will resign as FBI Deputy Director next month after a brief, controversial tenure marked by clashes over Epstein files and prior conspiracy rhetoric.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
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Dan Bongino Battles Pro-Trump Journo Over Wild FBI Report

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino publicly attacked New York Post journalist Miranda Devine over her reporting on a critical FBI report and its leaders.
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fromemptywheel
4 months ago

How Kash Patel and Pam Bondi became Slaves to Stephen Miller - emptywheel

Charging Jim Comey on flimsy false-statements charges creates a precedent enabling politically motivated prosecutions of former law enforcement and undermines the rule of law.
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fromAxios
4 months ago

Trump says he "would think" the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray

Comey's indictment energized the president and MAGA, fueling unproven accusations against FBI leadership and raising expectations of further prosecutions.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago
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FBI Director Kash Patel Berated Agents in Profanity-Laced Video Call' Accusing Them of Withholding Info on Kirk Case: Report

fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago
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FBI Director Kash Patel Berated Agents in Profanity-Laced Video Call' Accusing Them of Withholding Info on Kirk Case: Report

fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Pam Bondi Won 'Power Struggle' Over FBI's Dan Bongino: CNN

Screenshot Attorney General Pam Bondi has won the power struggle over FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino amid blowback over the DOJ's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein probe, a new report reveals. According to a CNN piece by Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Kristen Holmes, unnamed Trump administration officials say the attorney general's recent appointment of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to serve as co-deputy director of the FBI alongside Bongino is a sign that Bondi came out on top of the feud.
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