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How Kash Patel Is Changing The FBI’s Mission

Nov 19, 2025 · 44m
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  • New Yorker writer Marc Fisher examines how Kash Patel became FBI director based on loyalty to Trump rather than law enforcement experience
  • Fisher describes Patel's mission-shift toward retribution against perceived enemies, with agents split between appreciation for crime-fighting focus and concerns about fundamental damage to the bureau
  • The piece analyzes how Patel has 'gutted' rather than merely 'shaken up' the FBI according to Fisher's reporting

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