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Damning report labels FBI ‘rudderless ship’ under Kash Patel — with him and Dan Bongino more concerned with building ‘personal résumés’
NY Post ^ | 11-30-2025 | Miranda Devine

Posted on 12/02/2025 5:01:00 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey

FBI Director Kash Patel is facing withering criticism from an alliance of active-duty and retired agents and analysts, days after the White House denied media reports that the president is about to fire him.

A troubling new report card on the first six months of Patel’s leadership concludes he is “in over his head” and his deputy, Dan Bongino, is “something of a clown,” according to the alliance, which in two previous reports warned about crippling DEI and politicization of the FBI during the Biden administration.

The Patel-led FBI is described in the 115-page report as a “rudderless ship” and “all f–ked up.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
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To: Sir_Humphrey

The bureaucracy is trying a soft coup - nip Trump off at the legs (the people under him).


81 posted on 12/02/2025 9:32:57 AM PST by Wuli ( )
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To: Sir_Humphrey

While I understand that CURRENT FBI employees would like to remain anonymous, I find it ridiculous that a reporter would allow RETIRED FBI agents to remain anonymous. Personally, while I think that Kash and Dan are a little quirky, the FBI has been much more effective at doing its job of fighting crime. The stats don’t lie.


82 posted on 12/02/2025 9:45:49 AM PST by bort
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To: Presbyterian Reporter

NY Post has way too many pop up ads. It’s an annoying site. This is supposedly a ‘report card’ to be given to congress. Congress isn’t Patel’s boss, so it makes it clear this is just political nonsense. Although if Kash is pulling prima donna moves, he should stop it.


83 posted on 12/02/2025 12:59:38 PM PST by Twotone ( What's the difference between a politician & a flying pig? The letter "F.")
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To: Sir_Humphrey

BS


84 posted on 12/02/2025 1:07:35 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: lee martell

It sounds like made up nonsense


85 posted on 12/02/2025 1:08:21 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: bort

“I find it ridiculous that a reporter would allow RETIRED FBI agents to remain anonymous. “”

Well said, FRiend. There is a lot to parse in the timing of the piece as well.


86 posted on 12/02/2025 1:31:31 PM PST by thesearethetimes... (Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
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To: Sir_Humphrey
They could eliminate some of the criticism if they actually arrested the crooks in their own department, then in their spare time maybe go after some of the criminal politicians that tried so hard to destroy Trump and the Republic. No more of the standard blowhard excuse "it takes a long time to build a case" crap. The Democrats can do it over night, we can't seem to do it in a single term, or even a double like we had during Reagan years.

Worked for us

87 posted on 12/02/2025 1:56:35 PM PST by itsahoot
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To: OKSooner

Thune was the biggest RINO that was chosen for Senate Majority leader


88 posted on 12/02/2025 5:58:09 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: Blue Highway

Thoon. :)


89 posted on 12/02/2025 7:01:20 PM PST by OKSooner (We are all mortal... But Jim and his website have made a significant difference in my life. RIP)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Ah, Free Republic

The most reliable source other than Dummies Underground to find a daily dose of TDS, PDS, BDS, RDS, and now HDS on parade.

The minimum daily requirement of unhinged Trump Derangement Syndrome can be found right here!

Kudos to all the you-know-whos!

And BTW, to all the clowns who tout this “damning report “because it’s in the broken-clock-is-right-2x-a-day NY Post....

Where were all of these FBI “old school” people during the corrupt tyranny of the Comey and Wray years? Crickets from those Deep State F’s in Old School clothing? Those apparently were great FBI directors since these traitors were oh so quiet then

But here we have countless people in this thread who apparently are so gullible that they’re not the least bit suspicious that these critics and experts surfaced ONLY when President Trump appointed an FBI director and DOJ chief who had the gall to prosecute a crook from their chubby, clubby, klatch.


90 posted on 12/02/2025 9:17:02 PM PST by Old West Conservative
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To: avital2

of coarse there are those who are working behind the scenes and have no idea but are labeled experts


91 posted on 12/03/2025 1:34:53 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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