“In over his head”: Report claims FBI is a “rudderless ship” under Patel

A damning description from active-duty and retired FBI agents issued on Sunday announced that Director Kash Patel is in over his head The statement from the agents entitled A Pulse Check of the First Six Months was obtained by the New York Post It finds that morale is low at the department described as a rudderless ship under Patel The account revealed Patel has neither the breadth of experience nor the bearing an FBI director demands to be flourishing One source in the statement called Patel very personable and likable but blamed him for creating a way of life of mistrust and uncertainty among the ranks Another disclosed that leaders at the FBI are keeping their heads down and are afraid to say anything Related Kash Patel hasn t ruined the FBI- he s only revealed its true nature They do not want to be terminated from employment the source declared Patel was described by another source as not very good as director saying he lacks the requisite experience and may be insecure Criticism was also leveled against Deputy Director Dan Bongino whom the statement called something of a clown Bongino responded on X saying the analysis was gossipy nonsense from sources with a clear agenda A LOT of people are very upset at the changes and reforms we ve made at the FBI Bongino noted They will do anything to revert to the old procedures of doing things Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Subject One anecdote from the description asserts that when Patel traveled to Utah following the killing of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk he refused to leave his plane without wearing an FBI raid jacket FBI agents who were busy working in the aftermath of the assassination had to stop and ask around to find an FBI raid jacket a medium-sized one that would fit FBI Director Kash Patel according to the record When two velcro patches were unveiled to be missing from the jacket two agents removed their own patches and ran them over to Patel s aircraft The assessment comes at a time of uncertainty for Patel It was shared last week by MSNOW that President Donald Trump is considering replacing Patel after growing increasingly frustrated by the unflattering headlines surrounding the director White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed the rumors were fake news This story is utterly made up she wrote on X Read more about Kash Patel Patel waived FBI s polygraph protection screening for Bongino FBI agents are resisting Director Kash Patel s political agenda You are part of the cover-up FBI Director Patel grilled in second day of House hearings The post In over his head Review suggests FBI is a rudderless ship under Patel appeared first on Salon com