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FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post

FBI deputy director announces he’s leaving post

FBI Deputy Director Andrew Bailey said Monday he is departing the bureau roughly a year after joining the Trump administration. Bailey, in a post on social platform X, thanked President Trump, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel “for the opportunity to serve” in the post. “With great pride in what we have…

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Sep 28, 2026 · byThe Hill
Patel rips Democrats after clashes at hearing: ‘Buffoons’

Patel rips Democrats after clashes at hearing: ‘Buffoons’

FBI Director Kash Patel rebuked Democratic lawmakers who criticized him on Tuesday during an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing them of acting “like buffoons on Capitol Hill.” “This FBI, under my leadership and President Trump’s administration, is here for the people of America, not for the cacophony of the United States Senate…

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Sep 16, 2026 · byThe Hill
Senate Democrats press Patel on elections, media: 5 takeaways

Senate Democrats press Patel on elections, media: 5 takeaways

FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions on everything from bestiality to whether the FBI might aid in any efforts to interfere in the midterms on Tuesday. Like his former colleague Attorney General Pam Bondi, he came to the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing with opposition on Democratic lawmakers, though Patel largely pushed back against Democratic attacks…

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Hill
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality

Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality

Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality US politics live – latest updates FBI director Kash Patel defended his agency’s decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality, arguing the FBI “did not want to punish victims of bestiality” by automatically disqualifying them. The unusual topic of bestiality emerged during a Senate judiciary committee oversight hearing on Tuesday after Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican John Kennedy questioned Patel’s decision to remove barriers that previously prevented applicants who engaged in prostitution and bestiality from being qualified for a job at the FBI. Continue reading...

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Guardian
GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’

GOP senator presses Patel on FBI policy change: ‘Why would you get into bestiality?’

It’s not a topic often discussed in the halls of Congress, but Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) grilled FBI Director Kash Patel as he said he was just “trying to understand” a recent change in policy regarding bestiality. The line of questioning on Tuesday was sparked by a shift in FBI hiring practices which lifted longtime…

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Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Hill