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To: Les H who wrote (47750)	9/17/2025 6:29:26 PM
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To: Les H who wrote (47750)	9/17/2025 7:05:33 PM
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Even Fox News Now Admits Kash Patel Is a Fiasco for Trump As a surprising Fox News report says the FBI director is in trouble—even while Trump’s threats to unleash law enforcement on enemies are escalating—a former FBI agent explains why this moment is so dangerous In a surprise, Fox News is reporting that the knives are out for FBI Director Kash Patel due to a series of recent missteps, including the botching of key facts about the hunt for Charlie Kirk’s assassin. That this is coming from Fox News may be a sign of how dire Patel’s internal standing has truly become. Yet we’re in the middle of a complex moment. Even as Patel’s tenure is beset with follies, we may be facing a dramatic expansion of power for federal law enforcement, in particular to target the liberal left in response to Kirk’s assassination. Stephen Miller just telegraphed this with some new quotes that are truly grotesque. So we thought we’d take stock of all this with someone who knows about the FBI from the inside, Asha Rangappa, a former FBI special agent and now a prominent commentator. Asha, thanks so much for coming on. ... Sargent: How does Patel rank compared to previous FBI directors? This is a guy whom Trump picked precisely because he stupidly and corruptly vowed in advance to use law enforcement against Trump’s enemies. And Patel was woefully lacking in experience too. What do you think the rank and file see in this guy? Rangappa: Well, both he and the deputy director, Dan Bongino, they’re influencers. That’s what they are. I mean, I think it’s pretty clear to everyone that no one in this administration is being hired because of their expertise or experience. They are being hired because they’re a particular kind of celebrity in that world, right?This is true. We now have a Fox News–to–government pipeline. And this is the influencer-to-government pipeline in the FBI. So I don’t think he compares. I don’t think anyone would put him in the same category as previous FBI directors. And unfortunately, I think that this investigation, the Charlie Kirk investigation, is demonstrating why that experience and expertise is so important for someone in the position that Patel has. Because this is the kind of investigation that requires coordination with local partners, which requires an understanding of, I mean, frankly, like basic terms. Like if you say, like, A suspect is in custody, then generally the public believes you caught the killer, things like that, and just messaging, all of these things that it sounds like he’s just not aware of how all of these pieces fit together. And most importantly, the director typically just takes a back seat on all of this. In my recollection, it’s usually the head of the field office that’s handling the investigation or working with the local law enforcement. Those are the people that are in front of the cameras, if they are at all, because they’re the most familiar with the investigation. newrepublic.com Trump doesn't want people under him who'll make him look incompetent by comparison.