Remember when Kash Patel campaigned for 2yrs on how he would carry out sweeping changes inside the FBI?

X ^ | 4/21/25 | Ryan Matta

[hardspunned]

Kash Patel in words and actions 2025, "98% of FBI agents are courageous apolitical warriors for justice."

[RoosterRedux]

I didn't say I trusted Kash. But Trump does and Trump is all we've got.

If you or anyone else thinks that publicly complaining about Kash is going to help anyone but the Democrats, you are mistaken.

[cgbg]

See post 80.

I gave very specific recommendations—constructive criticism.

They are totally consistent with actions taken by many cabinet and department agency heads already.

He can do this.

He can do this today.

[RoosterRedux]

BTW, I do trust one thing about Kash. I trust that he is thorough pissed at the FBI for investigating him when he was an aid to Devin Nunes.

[cgbg]

Btw—all of the other agencies managed to get it done despite traitors in their own agencies and leaks to the press.

Kash is running out of excuses here.

[Responsibility2nd]

Are you saying an agency that brought us Crossfire Hurricane and other scandals have no fail safe provisions in place?

The FBI has always done as they please.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/what-scandals-has-the-fbi-been-RG6FzWO4T4uGU.oXONCxKA

Is this specific enough?

[vpintheak]

Seriously people? It’s been what, 2 months or so? Simmer down.

[Harpotoo]

I guess his broom isn’t big enough!-)

[cgbg]

Kash is acting like someone who is enjoying himself instead of someone determined to make major changes.

A good role model for Kash is RFK Jr.

RFK Jr. didn’t get mad.

He got even.

Quickly.

Btw—RFK Jrs. operation is a lot larger and more complex than Kashs.

(Well at this rate in September after RFK Jr.s staff cuts are complete that may not be true—lol.)

[cgbg]

Tell me what is wrong with my specific plan.

It is totally doable.

Today.

[cgbg]

See post 88.

RFK Jr. hit the ground running hard.

That is what leadership looks like.

[RoosterRedux]

You know as well as I do that he has to be operating according to a plan. No one steps into a turnaround or reorganizational situation without a sequential plan.

There are plenty of things we on the outside can point to and say, "He could fix that right now."

But that's not how things work. I can't imagine what his plan is or how he is going to implement it, but I know enough about corporate restructurings to know that they aren't done haphazardly. And there is no corporation more complicated or dysfunctional (or dangerous in the case of the FBI) than U.S. government institutions.

[RoosterRedux]

Pete isn't having an easy time of it.

And of all the government agencies that are going to be the most difficult to reform, the Pentagon and the FBI are at the top of the list.

[BigFreakinToad]

Kashed out...

[Responsibility2nd]

The FBI has has been behind many efforts to take down Trump. The Stroz/Page scandal added to the fact they they were indirectly successful as the election was stolen from Trump.

Chuckie is right when he says the intelligence community has six ways from Sunday to get you.

And Patel likely has all number of incentives (threats actually) to keep the peace. Sure, we'd like to see the end of the FBI as we know it.

But as we know.... there are fail safe provisions to stop that. Your plans might be done someday. But certainly not today.

[cgbg]

Despite all the noise Pete is doing a great job on slashing civilian staff.

He is also making major “culture” changes in the military as well as working on the decades old contracting mess.

Imho he is solid and making significant measurable progress.

If the rumors of DOJ DRP 2.0 are valid that leaves only one significant agency in the entire administration that remains a disaster in the personnel area.

The FBI.

Kash has nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, no more excuses.

[shanover]

I watched the Shawn Ryan show with Cash and Pete respectively. I have been a Bongino fan for a decade. I think once good intentioned people get into the swamp, they change or they can’t destroy the leviathan. DOJ/FBI is a huge disappointment and a major win for the deep state that should be dead but can’t be killed evidently.

[RoosterRedux]

Some of the people Pete fired over the weekend were people he personally hired (he worked with them at Concerned Veterans for America). And others getting fired are outing themselves as unwilling to give up on DEI or support the administration (like the commander of the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland or the commander of Ft McCoy in Wisconsin).

I think Pete's going to do a fine job (I hope), but he is just getting started.

[cgbg]

Here is an article about Pete’s civilian staff cuts:

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/2025/03/pentagon-aims-to-cut-up-to-60000-civilian-jobs-about-a-third-of-those-took-voluntary-resignations/

That is just the beginning—and he will have already cut more employees than exist in the entire FBI.

[cgbg]

Here is another article about Pete’s work on contracts:

https://defensescoop.com/2025/03/06/dod-contracting-review-doge-trump-elon-musk/

There are major changes happening at the Pentagon.

Today.

[Danie_2023]

“”Patel may fail. Bondi may fail. Hell, Trump may fail.
But whining about it in the meantime helps no one.””

True, but....unforced errors.... like Noem’s purse being stolen at a DC restaurant... are not exactly instilling us with confidence or a feeling of being safe and in good hands. If she can’t secure her own handbag, how can she secure the nation? Call me a ‘concern troll’ (like another poster just did) if you will, but I must admit... now I really AM concerned.