Posted on 09/15/2025 8:51:51 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
On Monday, former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey – once President Trump’s top pick to lead the FBI – will be sworn into a new power-sharing role with deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino.
Bailey’s installment comes at a perilous time for FBI Director Kash Patel, whose leadership atop the nation’s premier law enforcement agency is under fire, according to ten sources from multiple federal offices granted anonymity to speak freely. The White House’s reasoning to create an unprecedented office for Bailey has not been explained and left FBI leadership confused, two people at the agency said.
"The White House, Bondi, Blanche have no confidence in Kash," one source with knowledge of ongoing personnel discussions said. "Pam in particular cannot stand him. Blanche either," they said, referring to Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy, Todd Blanche.
Bondi and Blanche denied the characterization, and White House officials denied any plans to remove Director Patel from his position.
But allies of President Trump and Patel’s harshest critics have begun to circulate word that contingency plans for Patel’s ouster are forming. They also claim his hopeful successor, Andrew Bailey, made clear that he would not leave his post as Missouri’s AG – or abandon his aspirations to run for state governor – only to serve as Patel’s number two.
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Completely unjust. The MSM (that includes Drudge) are all onboard stoking some sort of controversy with Patel. Everything that happened behind the scenes occurred with lightning fast attention. They had that gun immediately examined/DNA’d by flying it back and forth from Virginia. They had multiple state and federal agencies working in tandem within hours. Some people complained they put the images out there too quick. And others recognized it was the fastest way to have anyone with internet connection determine if they knew this person. And the first person to recognize him was his own dad. Dad doesn’t know it’s his son until those images are out there. The Bureau did a fantastic job.
I agree!
The Dad doesn’t even know his son is the shooter until the Patel published the pictures against the advice of all the careerists in the FBI.
Credit where credit is due. The FBI bagged him through the Internet.
We’re going to see a lot of arrests and I imagine most of these individuals in that leftist orbit are under surveillance in case they try to leave the country.
It’s not believable that his trans squeeze didn’t know about this. And others. Maybe many others. The FBI is playing nice with him and issuing compliments because he’s giving them access to everyone else, I would imagine. Reduced charges. Maybe immunity to roll up the whole nest.
agree - his allusion to furries on shell casing seems to hv been a nod to girl?friend who is now trying to save her? neck.
OK. How so? He helped capture the Charlie Kirk assassin in a day and a half. Local and State Utah police obviously had a significant roll that lead to the capture as well. What was bad about the FBI manhunt contributing effort?
I think I explained it.
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You explained what?
He’s one man with a can of Comet tasked with cleaning an infiltrated sewer.
“Rush: “They will tell you who they fear.””
Seems Bondi is in those crosshairs too.
They fear this team.
Amen
Balderdash
I like Kash, but he has not yet impressed me at his position.
The good news is that many other cabinet leaders are exceeding my expectations.
Oh I forgot... He is another one of those FLAWLESS PERFECT MEN who can never make a mistake we should get on our knees for...
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