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Ex-Defense official Kash Patel emerges as a top contender for CIA director
NY Post ^ | 11/11/2024 | Diana Glebova

Posted on 11/11/2024 2:25:54 PM PST by marcusmaximus

Former Department of Defense official Kash Patel is being considered for several national security posts — including CIA director, a key GOP source told The Post on Monday.

Patel, 44, previously served as a National Security Council official, senior adviser to the acting director of national intelligence and chief of staff to the secretary of defense.

While President-elect Donald Trump has not officially arrived a decision about Patel’s final move, there has been “conversations” between the transition team and the former Trump official — with the majority of the discussions in Trump World being focused on the CIA, according to the source.

If he doesn’t lead the CIA, Patel could head the FBI or become the director of National Intelligence — which he would also accept alongside any other position Trump would appoint him to, the source said.

Patel had been in conversations to be installed as deputy CIA director at the end of Trump’s term, but the head of the agency, Gian Haspel, voiced opposition, threatening to resign, Axios reported at the time.

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KEYWORDS: 20201208; 202101; 20210116; apu; bishop; chrismiller; cia; ciadirector; declassification; devinnunes; ginahaspel; haspel; hireamericansfirst; kashpatel; markesper; mikewaltz; patel; russiagate; slushievendor; surveillance; vaughnbishop
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1 posted on 11/11/2024 2:25:54 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Whomever he chooses needs to get rid of all middle management under him, because they’ll likely sabotage him and keep him out of the loop.


2 posted on 11/11/2024 2:30:08 PM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: marcusmaximus

He would be great in any or all of these posts - or AG .


3 posted on 11/11/2024 2:33:03 PM PST by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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To: marcusmaximus

Kash Patelis a good selection he’s smart and bold and able to clean the joint up.

Maybe have same see trial time?.


4 posted on 11/11/2024 2:34:17 PM PST by Vaduz
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To: Flaming Conservative

Is Katel an experienced hatchet man?


5 posted on 11/11/2024 2:34:21 PM PST by TheDon (Resist the usurpers! Remember the J6 political prisoners!)
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To: Flaming Conservative

And if the courts make it difficult to fire these people, then the solution after that is easy. Just set up a big tent about 20 miles down the road from CIA headquarters. Put in a bunch of picnic tables and make sure it’s heated. Remove all of their top-secret clearances

And inside the tent, just have a bunch of decks of cards and water coolers where all the people that Trump wanted to fire, but courts are frustrating the efforts, they can go in and sit there all day long while Trump goes back and rehires new people in their place. That way they’re not actually fired, but they’re completely eliminated from any sphere of influence.


6 posted on 11/11/2024 2:34:33 PM PST by suasponte137
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To: marcusmaximus

When does Milley get burned at the stake, we got to burn him at the stake… politically, burn him at the stake politically, that’s what I meant.


7 posted on 11/11/2024 2:37:05 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (I have zero tolerance and zero empathy for the left)
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To: marcusmaximus

John Brennan’s days are numbered.

He will not escape the severe pain and punishment headed his way. Watch what happens to that evil slime ball in 2025. Trump is unleashing hell.


8 posted on 11/11/2024 2:38:28 PM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Tony Fauci will be put on death row and die of COVID!)
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To: marcusmaximus

Can the CIA be made right, even a scrap of it? They went off mission 80 yrs ago, and have been the source of trouble round the world.


9 posted on 11/11/2024 2:38:48 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: TheDon

Are you kidding? He’s a shark. 😉


10 posted on 11/11/2024 2:39:37 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: marcusmaximus

What do you think about it?


11 posted on 11/11/2024 2:40:18 PM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: marcusmaximus

Great choice. Didn’t he write the book Government Gangsters?


12 posted on 11/11/2024 2:41:26 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: ComputerGuy

Others round here know better than me. But if Gina Haspel hates him, that’s a reason to like him.


13 posted on 11/11/2024 2:42:13 PM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

First order should be top two floors submit your resignation and pack your desks.


14 posted on 11/11/2024 2:42:15 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: lurk

Of course, CIA “director” Gina Haspel rejected Patel; she was too busy approving instantaneously the publication of the 51 liars from the intel community who averred that the Hunter Biden laptop was a Russian trick.


15 posted on 11/11/2024 2:43:35 PM PST by laconic ( )
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To: marcusmaximus

Those who frequent this site from the administration would be well served to reach out to J Michael Waller regarding the future of the CIA.

RLTW


16 posted on 11/11/2024 2:44:02 PM PST by military cop (I carry a .45....cause they don't make a .46....)
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To: marcusmaximus

Stellar


17 posted on 11/11/2024 2:44:55 PM PST by j.havenfarm (23 years on Free Republic, 12/10/23! More than 8,000 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: suasponte137

Yeah.


18 posted on 11/11/2024 2:49:51 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: marcusmaximus

Anyone that’s dumped/retires should immediately have their security clearance revocked. This is an absolute!!


19 posted on 11/11/2024 2:49:52 PM PST by Highest Authority (DemonRats are pure EVIL)
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To: marcusmaximus

Oh, man! That would be off the hook!


20 posted on 11/11/2024 2:51:29 PM PST by Obadiah
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