Kash Patel Removed
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ATF officials were “shocked and confused” by the shakeup, but added that sources told him that it had been weeks since Patel was seen inside an ATF facility.
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Kash Patel was quietly removed weeks ago as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and has been replaced with the Army secretary, three people familiar with the m...
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The move comes at a moment of chaos at the largely leaderless and rudderless A.T.F.
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The FBI says Tesla owners should be on the lookout for suspicious activity ahead of the left-wing Action Network's "Global Day of Protest."
A Justice Department official also confirmed Driscoll has replaced Patel but did not comment on the reasons for the personnel move. They were granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI are being pressed to explain numerous cuts to programs focused on combating domestic terrorism. Letters from Democrats in both chambers this
President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters—including many who attacked the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 in a desperate bid to overturn the results of the 2020 election—are furious at FBI Director Kash Patel’s decision to promote an agency veteran to lead the Washington Field Office despite his involvement in probing the Capitol riot,
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A top U.S. Senate Democrat pressed the FBI on Tuesday to explain why it reassigned staff from domestic terrorism investigations, accusing Republican President Donald Trump’s administration of imperiling efforts to confront violent extremists in the U.S.
Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel to reverse course on their deprioritization of domestic terrorism prevention efforts,
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The promotion of Steven Jensen, the architect of the FBI’s overzealous January 6 investigation, to head the Washington Field Office has confounded Trump supporters and crushed their hopes that new
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Trump Is Redefining TerrorismPatel was joining a chorus of such statements from Trump officials. On March 20, Attorney General Pam Bondi vowed to use the full force of the Justice Department against anyone who joined “this wave of domestic terrorism against Tesla properties.
The ATF investigates things like violent crime, gun trafficking, arson and bombings. It also provides technical expertise in tracing guns used in crimes and analyzing intelligence in shooting investigations.
The FBI under Andrew McCabe labeled the 2017 congressional baseball game shooting "suicide by cop" rather than domestic terrorism. Left-wing activist James Hodgkinson specifically targeted Republicans for murder,
Undermining counterterrorism leaves the U.S. much more vulnerable to an attack than at any time in recent memory.
Some Trump supporters, including Jan. 6th rioters, are upset with FBI Director Kash Patel over his hiring decisions.
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