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FBI’s Patel says Trump ‘honeypot’ story not true, defends female agent
Just the News ^ | 2/28/25 | John Soloman

Posted on 02/28/2025 6:43:50 PM PST by hardspunned

In a rare and extraordinary pushback, new FBI Director Kash Patel said Friday night that media reports claiming a female agent ran a “honeypot” operation against Donald Trump during the Obama years was not true and unfair to the agent.

“A female agent was falsely referenced in the media this week as part of an alleged whistleblower disclosure- she was NOT a honeypot,” Patel wrote in a post on the social media platform X.

“I have reviewed the matter, again, and she did the limited job assigned to her. These actions were also reviewed by Special Counsel John Durham and he found no evidence of any wrongdoing by her,” the director said. “This agent has dedicated her life to public service, and I will have her back for it.”

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: 202410; faggotswankingonfr; fbi; fidodogbrain; fidothedegenerate; fidowanksinpublic; frcirclejerk; honeypot; honeypots; johndurham; johnsolomon; kerrypickett; notapushback; paladin2wanker
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DOJ/FBI having a rough few days. They better get it turned around NOW.

No “honeypot” at all or just not this agent?

1 posted on 02/28/2025 6:43:50 PM PST by hardspunned
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To: hardspunned

Pics of the agent, please.


2 posted on 02/28/2025 6:45:16 PM PST by Fido969
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To: hardspunned

TTIUWOP.

Plus there is no complete and open discussion of her role.

These sound like typical FIB/lieyah weasel words.


3 posted on 02/28/2025 6:47:52 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: hardspunned

Notice, he is admitting that the FBI had an agent in the Trump campaign. Don’t be fooled here. What were her “limited objectives”

Kash is being coy with his vocabulary


4 posted on 02/28/2025 6:51:59 PM PST by Fai Mao ( Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: hardspunned

AND, whatta bout the second one?

Where’s the discussion and pics of her?


5 posted on 02/28/2025 6:54:48 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: hardspunned

Patel appears to be being played. I hope he figures out who he works for and finds out and turfs the bad apples. If not this agent, then who. Heads must roll.


6 posted on 02/28/2025 6:55:44 PM PST by Whatever Works (The real power lies in who counts the votes and controls the teleprompter.)
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To: Whatever Works

Exactly...dont get rolled like admirals rolled secnav James webb did when Reagan said cut ships. Ended his term early.


7 posted on 02/28/2025 7:02:46 PM PST by angrymarine (I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself.)
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To: hardspunned

Well, if John Durham found no evidence of wrongdoing!


8 posted on 02/28/2025 7:06:29 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: hardspunned

I’m getting a bad feeling fellas.


9 posted on 02/28/2025 7:11:12 PM PST by McCarthysGhost
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I'm with you

Reports in conservative media earlier this week suggested that a whistleblower provided evidence that the FBI under former Director James Comey ran a “honeypot” operation against Trump to try to entrap him as far back as 2015.

Patel unequivocally stated the stories were not true and that it was important for him to set the record straight.


One would think the article concludes there was no honeypot...but that's really not how it reads. I would expect better from John Solomon
10 posted on 02/28/2025 7:13:00 PM PST by stylin19a ( If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball)
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To: Fai Mao

It’s a bad look. I can’t recall, where did that original story come from? Was it a “leak” reported by the Gubmint press. I don’t think FBI or DOJ officially reported it.


11 posted on 02/28/2025 7:13:15 PM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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It may have started with this story in Oct 2024:

Whistleblower: James Comey had FBI ‘honey pot’ spies infiltrate Trump’s 2016 campaign
10/30/2024, 12:03:15 PM · by Twotone · 28 replies
Washington Times ^ | October 29, 2024 | Kerry Picket


12 posted on 02/28/2025 7:21:48 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: hardspunned

Why do the fags use the term “pushback” so much? A fag thing?


13 posted on 02/28/2025 7:23:29 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Schmucky Schumer says that Government "hard workers" are working anonymously.)
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To: piasa

That’s usually a legit source on such matters as this.


14 posted on 02/28/2025 7:24:20 PM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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Watch it, buddy! How would I know?


15 posted on 02/28/2025 7:26:09 PM PST by hardspunned (Look for the“Putin Stooge” libel, news from Ukraine you’ve gradually grown to trust over 30 months s)
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It is and isn’t a bad look. Remember the Democrats were whining that Patel was simply Trump’s yes man.

This shows independence from Trump. It tells FIB agents that the director isn’t engaging in witch hunts.

Also, remember almost everything the media says it’s is wrong or slanted. We shouldn’t take anything we hear or read as the truth.

That includes conservative sources. This could have really been a case of a rumour being reported as fact.


16 posted on 02/28/2025 7:29:14 PM PST by Fai Mao ( Democrats need to go to prison.)
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To: stylin19a

You think so,om9n just isn’t reporting it correctly? Hopefully Kash isn’t saying that there wasn’t any operation agai as t pres Trump- and hopefully this isn’t the end of the investigation. Hopefully Solomon jusy isn’t reporting it correctly.


17 posted on 02/28/2025 7:40:48 PM PST by Bob434 (...Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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To: hardspunned

I find it hard that Patel would be dishonest. Opposite track record


18 posted on 02/28/2025 7:40:53 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Fai Mao

Maybe he’s setting Comey up. Thinking he’s in the clear now, then bam 20 agents in SWAT gear at 5:30 a.m. busting his doors down...nah.


19 posted on 02/28/2025 7:43:08 PM PST by Beave Meister (Leave the gun. Take the cannoli....)
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To: hardspunned

Epstein files - strike one
Honeypot investigation - strike two.

Patel’s working on the fastest strikeout in FBI history.


20 posted on 02/28/2025 7:44:34 PM PST by PAR35
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