Posted on 03/25/2025 1:24:51 AM PDT by Libloather
FIRST ON FOX - FBI Director Kash Patel is strongly refuting a CNN report alleging he is implementing a "major cutback" of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in a memo to ATF employees, Fox News Digital has learned.
CNN reported Saturday that Patel "has outlined plans to move as many as 1,000 ATF agents to the FBI" and "cutting ATF’s agents by more than a third," according to three unnamed sources.
**SNIP**
"I want to address a report from this weekend speculating about the intentions of FBI leadership with personnel decisions at the ATF," Patel began the memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "This weekend, CNN reported news of a plan on the part of our leadership to ‘cut as many as one third’ of ATF agents and reallocate 1,000 agents over to the FBI. The report even suggested our leadership team altered course after reading a news report, and ultimately backed off certain aspects of changes. This ‘report’ is entirely false."
"The fake news will NEVER be responsible for operational command authority over the ATF, we are," Patel declared. "The brave men and women of the ATF who courageously dedicate themselves to protecting the American public will not have their security jeopardized by the media’s disinformation campaigns. When we make decisions, they will be final, regardless of the input of CNN or any other news organization."
CNN declined Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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Should be a law suit for fake news.
CNN has taken to simply making shit up.
Let’s hope these retained ATF agents will go after the mostly peaceful Tesla demonstrators and take their play toys away and send them to the crossbar hotel.
Where were the CNN “fact checkers”? ROTFL!
I’m supposed to be upset they’d be cut??
The BATFE is protecting Americans?
“Fake news never sleeps.”
Yep - and I’d have no problem with reducing the ranks of the ATF - they began as an arm of the IRS as another way to tax things...
People..
There is about to be a flood of made up news being released by the media.
Do not take the bait...
Lets things play out before reacting..
“… according to three unnamed sources.”
Brennan, Clapper, and McCabe????
EC
CNN probably has them on its payroll.
They are on the CNN payroll.
EC
Patel looks like he enjoys being the new Heinrich in town. Gonna protect his Gestapo babies.
According to three unnamed sources.
^^^^^
In the CNN staff meeting they found if they use higher numbers it will sound real.
Kash, don’t say “entire false”. Give back a little....
Say “as false as the claim CNN pushes pefopholia daily in the board room”
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