Kash Patel Is a Warning Shot

The New York Times ^ | Feb. 2, 2025, 6:00 a.m. ET | David French

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Two F.B.I. agents are at the door. Their faces are grim.

You invite them in, and because you work for the Pennsylvania secretary of state, you realize why they’re there. The agents explain that they “just have a few questions” about the 2020 election.

Puzzled, you agree to talk. The agents pull binders out of their bags and begin grilling you. They want to know, with precision, where you were and what you did, beginning the moment the polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020.

The conversation is difficult. They press you on the details, but your memory of those weeks isn’t as good as it once was. They catch you in a contradiction and your heart starts to beat faster.

Wait, you think. Will they think I just lied? Isn’t it a crime to lie to the FBI?

The agents start to press you even harder. Every part of you is aware of the danger. You realize you need a lawyer, but you’re a normal, middle-class American. You don’t have a legal team at the ready.

But you haven’t done anything wrong. All you did was help monitor and oversee the vote count. So you try to reset the conversation. You take a deep breath and slowly describe the process, as best you remember it.

After they leave, you walk through the conversation again. You realize they were trying to pin down that, yes, you had a role in counting votes. They were very intent on establishing that you did help finalize the Pennsylvania vote tallies.

Late that night, after you’ve run the conversation through your mind again and again, a realization jolts you awake.

You’re going to be prosecuted for crimes you did not commit.

There’s a challenge in writing about the absurdity of nominating Kash Patel as F.B.I. director. There are so many...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The conversation is difficult. They press you on the details, but your memory of those weeks isn’t as good as it once was. They catch you in a contradiction and your heart starts to beat faster. Wait, you think. Will they think I just lied? Isn’t it a crime to lie to the F.B.I.?

That's odd.

I could swear Mr. French cheered when they did that to General Michael Flynn, Martha Stewart, Alexander Smirnov, etc.

[Gene Eric]

shot, shoe, show?

[for-q-clinton]

You mean like they did to everyone that helped Trump?

[Fledermaus]

French is having a mental breakdown

[PGR88]

yeah, I thought he was talking about Michael Flynn and Crossfire Hurricane.

Flynn’s biggest mistake was thinking he and the FBI were on the same team.

[alancarp]

What they should have said: ‘There’s apparently a challenge in finding topics to write about this still-fledgling Trump administration, so we’ll go ahead and try to scare people while awaiting any news that’s actually happening, since we can’t possibly write something positive.’

[Sicon]

You’re going to be prosecuted for crimes you did not commit.

Sort of like Donald Trump?

Sort of like Rudy Guiliani?

Sort of like almost all of the J6 hostages?

F you, David French.

[AAABEST]

French is a has been bag-o-dung.

Their fear and loathing is exactly why Patel is needed.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Flynn’s biggest mistake was thinking he and the FBI were on the same team.

Don't Talk to the Police.

Ever.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I forgot Scooter Libby.

[BobL]

“Two F.B.I. agents are at the door. Their faces are grim. You invite them in...”

HUGE MISTAKE. Not that you’re going to get out of it, but simply NEVER answer the door for a stranger claiming to be a cop, unless you called for them. Likewise, never answer for a stranger period. We have phones now, use them.

In this type of case, make them leave a business card, and if they don’t even know if you’re home, that much better. Then you have time to get a lawyer, and have him present, at least.

[Candor7]

Talk about the tail wagging the French dog!

He is describing exactly what they did to Flynn.

[JBW1949]

It’s time for the New York Times to retire.....

[grumpygresh]

Considering all the collusion of NYT with Biden DOJ and police state, I wouldn’t be surprised if the whole paper is under investigation.
Way worse than CBS NBC ABC
They should afraid.
Good.

[No name given]

I’d like to see David French receive a taste of that.

[Freedom4US]

They need to check under that fellers crawlspace

[PGR88]

"Don't talk to the police. Ever."

I once was involved in a Federal case and an industry-wide criminal investigation.

Had a former DOJ assistant AG, since gone into private practice, tell me that exact thing. He said: "you believe you're a good citizen, you committed no crimes, you have nothing to hide, and your natural habit is to help law enforcement. NO. Don't do it. You have no idea what they are up to. Tell them 'get a warrant.'"

[Candor7]

Will we need a warrant? LOL.

[Pollard]

LOL, meanwhile, Elon is already in there taking a Tommy Gun to the place

[MayflowerMadam]

Sounds like the myth that Human Resources is your friend — there to help employees. I was in HR; that is so not true. HR is Management’s hit squad.