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If Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing on Thursday made one thing clear, it’s that Democrats are terrified he might actually succeed in ending the FBI’s politicization and weaponization. Despite their desperate attacks—questioning his qualifications and predictably invoking January 6—Patel proved himself more than capable of leading the FBI and restoring integrity to the scandal-plagued agency.
Patelhasyettobeconfirmed,buttheprocessisalreadyunderway.SeveraltopFBIofficialsarefacingastarkultimatum:resignorbefired.AsPresidentTrumpmovestooverhaulaJusticeDepartmentweaponizedundertheBidenadministration,atleastsixseniorleaders—attheexecutiveassistantdirectorandspecialagentinchargelevels—havebeengivenuntilMondaytostepdown.
CNNreportsthattheseofficialsreceivedthisnewsduringPatel’snominee’shearing,sparkingawaveofanxietywithintheBureau.
Iknow,boo-hoo-hoo,right?
TrumptransitionofficialsinrecentmonthshavesignaledplanstopushasideleaderspromotedbyformerFBIDirectorChristopherWray.
Theleadershipchangeshavedrawninternalconstern
