Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Internet trashes FBI Director Kash Patel for his ‘From Russia with Love’ post
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Patel’s FBI wants to give UFC exclusive contract to train agents: CEO Dana White has long been an ally of President Donald Trump and his administration ...
ms.now/news/patel-fbi-wants-to-give-ufc-exclusive-contract-to-train-agents
FBI agents fired over Mar-a-Lago probe sue to get jobs back: Former FBI employees accuse Kash Patel of unlawful, politically motivated firings.
axios.com/2026/10/15/trump-fbi-agents-lawsuit-classified-documents-firings
Kash Patel Put a Ring on Girlfriend With SWAT Protection: The FBI has defended providing security for country singer and now fiancée Alexis Wilkins.
nymag.com/intelligencer/article/kash-patel-alexis-wilkins-wedding.html
Key FactsFBI Director Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins Announce Engagement
Oct 5, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
- In a black-and-white photo, 27-year-old Wilkins displayed her ring; Patel is 46.
- The couple had been dating before Patel became FBI director in 2025, when Wilkins attended his swearing-in.
- As a country singer, Wilkins released her debut album in 2023 and was affiliated with conservative groups.
- Patel was criticized for using an FBI aircraft to attend a State College wrestling event without a known or apparent law-enforcement purpose.
Went and got the law involved.— Alexis Wilkins said in a caption accompanying a photo posted to X announcing their engagement.
OpinionJust How Bad Was False Story About Kash Patel Flying to Russia from MS NOW’s Ken Dilanian?
mediaite.com/opinion/just-how-bad-was-the-ken-dilanian-false-story-about-kash-patel-flying-to-russia/
FBI employees involved in Trump classified documents case sue over ‘unlawful’ firings
nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fired-fbi-employees-sue-patel-blanche-trump-classified-documents-case-rcna603677
Critics Torch Kash Patel’s ‘Disgraceful’ 4-Word Victory Lap Over MS NOW Russia Report Mi ...
mediaite.com/online/critics-torch-kash-patels-disgraceful-4-word-victory-lap-over-ms-now-russia-report-misfire/
Prosecutors have released a still image from a surveillance video that they say shows Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35 ... Show more
Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC trainers to teach FBI agents hand-to-hand combat: report
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-ufc-training-trump-kash-patel-b3064441.html
FBI gives workforce classified 'Patel Report' on times it 'fell short': The FBI has released a classified report to the workforce examining what it says are ...
apnews.com/article/fbi-kash-patel-report-trump-cbae3feb679d826d8b409fbc142d1581
The head of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Kash Patel, has praised technology companies for helping authorities crack down on online scam ... Show more
FBI Deputy Chief Overseeing Election “Investigations” Suddenly Quits: FBI Co–Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigned after just one year of working with Kash ...
newrepublic.com/post/215924/fbi-deputy-chief-bailey-election-investigations-quits
Keystone Kash’s FBI Humiliation Takes a Brutal New Turn: He’s so busy sniffing out “election fraud” that he has no time to run the FBI, critics complain.
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kashs-fbi-humiliation-takes-a-brutal-new-turn/
Keystone Kash Busted Admitting He’s Trump Goon’s Errand Boy: The FBI director is reportedly taking marching orders from Stephen Miller.
thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-busted-admitting-hes-trump-goon-stephen-millers-errand-boy/
Keystone Kash’s ‘BS’ Boast Savaged by FBI Agents: The FBI director has been accused of gaming the system.
thedailybeast.com/kash-patels-most-wanted-boasts-derided-by-fbi-agents
Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?: “The president wants indictments. He wants people in handcuffs.”
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/kash-patel-fbi-trump-midterm-elections/688805/
FBI Director Kash Patel said he can’t tell people who to vote for, but suggested voters “may want to vote for people who don’t want socialism” and who “back ... Show more
Why the Hell Is Kash Patel’s FBI Making Campaign Ads?: Patel has turned the bureau into a P.R. agency for Donald Trump.
newrepublic.com/post/216292/kash-patel-fbi-campaign-ads-donald-trump
Partner with certain advantages: FBI Director Patel is engaged - | his girlfriend has "called the authorities"
spiegel.de/ausland/kash-patel-fbi-chef-ist-verlobt-seine-freundin-hat-die-justiz-eingeschaltet-a-a6ceb75e-10b4-4f66-9511-4ec3d0154c04
Top Trump FBI Chief Quits After Katie Miller Meltdown: The departure is the latest shakeup during the tumultuous tenure of FBI director Kash Patel.
thedailybeast.com/top-trump-fbi-chief-quits-after-katie-miller-meltdown/
OpinionCongressional hearings are no longer a check on power — they’re now a circus : Unfortunately, despite a vast expansion of executive branch authority ...
thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/6126730-congressional-oversight-deteriorates-partisan/
Kash Patel Exposed for Shady Strategy Behind High-Profile Arrests: Patel has reportedly been putting people on the list right before he knows his agency is about ...
newrepublic.com/post/215984/kash-patel-fbi-most-wanted-list
Is There Anything Kash Patel Won’t Do for Trump Before the Midterms?
theatlantic.com/politics/2026/10/kash-patel-fbi-trump-midterm-elections/688805/
“I put him in the cockpit of a 747 smashing into a building, in a speedboat on the Amalfi Coast, and he was able to make those things feel real. Relatable ... Show more
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Agents Mock Keystone Kash After Teen Hackers Outsmart Him: The FBI director is under fire for a disastrous breach of agents’ personal information.
thedailybeast.com/agents-mock-keystone-kash-after-teen-hackers-outsmart-him/
Kash Patel's FBI loses another top official: Andrew Bailey's exit adds to a steady stream of turnover at the top of the FBI.
axios.com/2026/09/28/fbi-kash-patel-andrew-bailey-leaves
Kash Patel's Brag Revives A Scathing Allegation From MS NOW Reporter: The boastful FBI director got dragged hard by the journalist.
huffpost.com/entry/kash-patel-gaming-system-fbi-most-wanted-ken-dilanian-ms-now_n_6abcd2aee4b0e84f837c6b50
Disturbing Real Reason Kash Patel’s Deputy Quit: Andrew Bailey’s relationship with Kash Patel was reportedly strained from the beginning.
thedailybeast.com/disturbing-real-reason-kash-patels-deputy-andrew-bailey-quit/
Keystone Kash’s Crackpot Scheme to Prove Election ‘Fraud’ Exposed: Taxpayer money is being spent on hundreds of agents chasing dead ends from years ago ...
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kashs-crackpot-scheme-to-prove-election-fraud-exposed/
Kash Patel Caught With Suspected Double Agent at Alina Habba’s Wedding: The FBI director was spotted in a photo with an FBI informant suspected of being a double ...
newrepublic.com/post/215905/kash-patel-alina-habbaa-wedding-guests-double-agent
Top FBI official Andrew Bailey announces resignation after one year in role: Throughout his brief period as deputy director, Bailey largely maintained a low ...
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/andrew-bailey-fbi-quit-trump-b3057848.html
Andrew Bailey, a Deputy Director at the F.B.I., Leaves His Job: Mr. Bailey, who was part of a three-person leadership team atop the bureau, lasted barely a year.
nytimes.com/2026/09/28/us/politics/andrew-bailey-fbi-patel-bongino.html
Keystone Kash’s FBI Investigating Jaw-Dropping Breach Claims: A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack.
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kashs-fbi-investigating-jaw-dropping-breach-claims/
Kash Patel’s Debacle Over New FBI Bestiality Rule Gets More Chaotic: PETA has entered the chat.
newrepublic.com/post/215495/kash-patel-fbi-bestiality-rule-peta
Key FactsPatel Explains Revised FBI Hiring Standards
Sep 15, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newrepublic.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: newrepublic.com
- At a September 15 hearing, Senator Dick Durbin questioned Patel about removing automatic disqualifications.
- A June memorandum removed automatic disqualifications for applicants who stole from employers, paid for sex, or engaged in bestiality.
- Patel said trafficking victims forced into such acts should not automatically be barred from FBI consideration.
- When John Kennedy pressed him, Patel said voluntary participation disqualifies applicants and humans having sex with animals cannot become FBI agents.
What we did was, we did not want to punish victims of bestiality—victims who were trafficked.— Kash Patel, FBI Director, during testimony on FBI hiring standards and bestiality policy; explaining why he did not want to automatically disqualify victims who were trafficked.
The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards: FBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had ...
wired.com/story/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-easing-bestiality-hiring-standards/
Keystone Kash Melts Down After Cringe Hearing: The FBI director is still sore at his Senate grilling.
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-melts-down-after-cringe-hearing/
Kash Patel Refuses to Take a Republican’s Lifeline: The FBI director allowed a Senate hearing to turn into a discussion of bestiality.
theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/09/kash-patel-senate-hearing-bestiality/688658/
Keystone Kash Issues Bizarre Defense of Bonkers FBI Hiring Rule: The FBI director doubled down on his decision to lift an automatic ban on the bureau hiring ...
thedailybeast.com/fbi-director-keystone-kash-patel-issues-bizarre-defense-of-change-to-fbi-bestiality-hiring-rules/
Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality: The Nation Magazine
thenation.com/article/politics/kash-patel-fbi-senate-testimony/
Key FactsPatel Defends FBI Rule on Bestiality Cases in Senate
Sep 17, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thenation.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: thenation.com
- On September 15, Patel faced Senate Judiciary Committee questions about his leadership and the FBI’s recruitment standards.
- The article reports that applicants are no longer automatically disqualified for prostitution, trafficking, or bestiality.
- Patel said people involved in bestiality might have been forced, adding that victims would not be criminalized or barred from serving.
- John James said Patel had indicated an FBI presence before Election Day in Michigan; Patel said agents would act only after legal violations.
Applicants who have engaged in bestaility means they were victims of bestiality because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving.— Said by Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, defending the FBI's policy
Texts Reveal Kash Patel Ordering Staff to Fight “Ifindretards” Account: The FBI director is hounding his staff to hunt down mean social media posts.
newrepublic.com/post/215320/texts-kash-patel-order-staff-mean-social-media-posts-ifindretards
Keystone Kash Begs GOP Chair to Cut Short Dem’s Grilling: The embattled FBI director twice appealed to the committee chairman to end the questioning.
thedailybeast.com/kash-patel-pleads-for-early-end-to-tough-questions-from-senate-democrat/
Patel: FBI has used AI to stop school shootings: FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday the agency used AI to stop half a dozen school shootings and upped its use ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/6100038-patel-fbi-ai-school-shootings/
Keystone Kash Reads from Colored Flash Cards During Cringe Hearing: The FBI director arrived at a Senate hearing with a cheat sheet complete with bold and red ...
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-reads-from-flash-cards-during-humiliating-hearing/
Kash Patel’s FBI Briefly Stopped Cooperating With Canada in Petty Move: The FBI director made the decision because he was pissed at the Canadian Broadcasting ...
newrepublic.com/post/215611/kash-patel-fbi-stopped-cooperating-canada
Kash Patel ordered FBI agents to respond to X posts calling him a ‘retard’: Bureau chief’s aide warned that engaging with a troll account with just 400 views ...
telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/11/kash-patel-ordered-fbi-agents-to-respond-to-x-posts/
Keystone Kash Cornered on Oligarch-Sponsored Trump Wedding: The FBI director had a head-scratching response to demands for a probe into a Putin ally paying for ...
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-cornered-on-oligarch-sponsored-trump-wedding/
Chuck Grassley Tells Dem. to “Shut Up” About Kash Patel’s Incompetence: Senator Chuck Grassley was quick to intervene in Senator Cory Booker’s line of attack.
newrepublic.com/post/215455/chuck-grassley-cory-booker-shut-up-kash-patel
Kash Patel's Doozy Of A Hearing Highlights What A Mess His Tenure Has Been: Perhaps most alarming, though, was his refusal to commit to not sending FBI agents to ...
huffpost.com/entry/kash-patel-hearing-fbi-election-interference_n_6aa98bcfe4b0288deb0d2f87
Trump claims Butler assassination attempt was a 'Democrat Plot' without showing evidence
abcnews.com/Politics/trump-claims-butler-assassination-attempt-democrat-plot-showing/story
Key FactsTrump makes baseless conspiracy claims about 2024 assassination attempt
Sep 16, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: huffpost.com
- On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, Trump said the shooting had been a Democratic plot.
- In July 2024, Thomas Crooks shot at Trump during a campaign rally, grazed his ear, killed a bystander, and injured two others.
- Trump claimed that, when he took office on January 20, information was missing, altered, corrupted, or gone; what he meant remained unclear.
- Biden’s FBI investigated the shooting and another apparent attempt later that year at Trump International Golf Club in Florida.
This was all a Democrat Plot, to get me out of the Election, that failed.— Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, claiming the assassination attempt was a Democrat Plot to remove him from the election.
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Shaq has been named an honorary FBI Special Agent by director Kash Patel, and of course, he mentioned Charles Barkley in his speech ... Show more
Aw, Kash Patel Thinks He Can Pull Off This Trump Trademark: Experts explain why the rhetorical move works for the president and almost no one else — and why ...
huffpost.com/entry/kash-patel-third-person_l_6aaadb7be4b05a5eaee2d284
Kash Patel To Testify On Use of FBI Resources, Drinking Allegations
huffpost.com/entry/live-updates_n_6aa7b695e4b054da7a2323f5/liveblog_6aa9278de4b0288deb0cc30f
F.B.I. Temporarily Halted Cooperation With Canada Over References to 9/11: The abrupt move by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, came as President Trump was ...
nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/fbi-canada-cbc-9-11.html
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) pressed FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday on what he said are 37 undisclosed pages of FBI documents related to President Trump ... Show more
Keystone Kash Summoned for Brutal Grilling Before Congress: The FBI director will no doubt be looking for a fight.
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-summoned-for-brutal-grilling-before-congressional-oversight-committee/
Photographer Exposes Kash Patel’s Talking Points—and They’re a Doozy: The FBI director came prepared, but not to talk about his actual job.
newrepublic.com/post/215461/photographer-exposes-kash-patel-talking-points
Mail Online Sep 19
NBA icon Shaquille O'Neal towers over Kash Patel as he becomes an FBI special agent in bizarre scene
dailymail.com/sport/nba/article-16143175/shaquille-oneal-fbi-special-agent.html
Patel rips Democrats after clashes at hearing: ‘Buffoons’: FBI Director Kash Patel rebuked Democratic lawmakers who criticized him on Tuesday during an oversight ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/6092298-fbi-kash-patel-defense-senate-hearing-democrats/
Patel Insists ‘I Go Where I Want to Go’ After Being Grilled on Beer-Chugging with US Olympic H ...
mediaite.com/media/news/patel-insists-i-go-where-i-want-to-go-after-being-grilled-on-beer-chugging-with-us-olympic-hockey-team/
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee pushed FBI Director Kash Patel to explain why the agency changed its hiring qualifications ... Show more
FBI Director Kash Patel Suggests He Might Send Federal Agents to Polling Places: In a Senate hearing Tuesday, FBI director Kash Patel suggested he might be ...
democracynow.org/2026/9/16/headlines/fbi_director_kash_patel_suggests_he_might_send_federal_agents_to_polling_places
FBI’s Reportedly Loosened Hiring Standards Allow Applicants Who Engaged In Beastiality
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'Cowardly' Kash Patel Accused of Bolstering Election Lies Under Oath to Stroke Trump's Ego
commondreams.org/news/kash-patel-2020-election
WATCH: Blumenthal grills FBI Director Kash Patel on firing Iran specialists days before U.S. launched war
pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-blumenthal-grills-fbi-director-kash-patel-on-firing-iran-specialists-days-before-u-s-launched-war
Keystone Kash Mocked for Boast About Five-Person Crime Wave: Patel’s findings appear to run contrary to Trump’s assertion that millions of noncitizens are voting ...
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-patel-mocked-for-boast-about-five-person-crime-wave/
Kash Patel to testify on FBI oversight before Senate committee: It will be Patel's first appearance before Congress since May.
abcnews.com/Politics/kash-patel-testify-fbi-oversight-senate-committee/story
Kash Patel attends Jeff Landry’s gator hunt, meets with local cops on multiday Louisiana tour
theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/kash-patel-alligator-hunt/article_cf6bbfbb-cfa2-5012-8374-1ee24bfebad9.html
Kash’s Girlfriend Called Out Over Baffling Booze Claim: Alexis Wilkins claims she was portrayed as a “habitual heavy drinker” in an MS Now article that never ...
thedailybeast.com/kashs-girlfriend-called-out-over-baffling-booze-claim/
Kash Patel’s Goons Busted Using Creepy Tactics Against Trump Nemesis: Former officials said the FBI probably only went to such lengths because their target was ...
thedailybeast.com/kash-patels-fbi-goons-busted-using-creepy-tactics-against-trump-nemesis-eric-swalwell/
Keystone Kash’s Girlfriend Suffers Humiliating Legal Setback: Alexis Wilkins has suffered a significant defeat in court—but she still has three other pending ...
thedailybeast.com/keystone-kashs-girlfriend-alexis-wilkins-suffers-humiliating-legal-setback/
Judge Slaps Down Keystone Kash in Humiliating Ruling: Kash Patel and Todd Blanche’s scheme to hand the FBI a new Washington home has been ruled unlawful.
thedailybeast.com/judge-slaps-down-keystone-kash-patel-and-todd-blanchein-humiliating-ruling-on-fbi-building/
US families with relatives missing in the Nepal floods plead for help: A Virginia family with four relatives missing in the flash floods along the Nepal-China ...
apnews.com/article/nepal-floods-families-missing-81e5cfdb8536fd34dc5f2b6b0ac2cb97
New FBI Epstein Emails Show Sarah Ferguson Contacted Kash Patel
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-08-14/new-fbi-epstein-emails-show-sarah-ferguson-contacted-kash-patel
FBI confirms extradtion of two Nigerians accused of sexual exploitation, extortion
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/906095-fbi-confirms-extradtion-of-two-nigerians-accused-of-sexual-exploitation-extortion.html
At least 90 Americans missing in Nepal flood among 2,000 unaccounted for: Official death toll approaches 600, with many of the missing Americans having been on a ...
theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/28/nepal-flood-missing-americans
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