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February 24, 2025

Patel Taps Far-Right Misinformation Peddler Dan Bongino for Deputy FBI Director

In a move cheered by the MAGA faithful but derided by critics, FBI Director Kash Patel picked Dan Bongino—a former New York City police officer and Secret Service agent turned Fox News and podcast host known for spreading right-wing conspiracy theories—as the agency’s deputy director. In what he called […]

February 20, 2025

Senate GOP Confirms ‘Unqualified Extremist’ Kash Patel to Lead FBI

Government watchdogs said Thursday that Republicans in the U.S. Senate had demonstrated that “political fealty” to President Donald Trump takes precedence over the nation’s best interests when they voted to confirm Kash Patel, a conspiracy theorist and former federal prosecutor, to lead the FBI. Patel has joined Trump in threatening […]

February 20, 2025

Watchdog Demands Release of ‘Critical’ Documents on Patel Ahead of Confirmation Vote

As the U.S. Senate headed toward a likely vote to confirm Kashyap “Kash” Patel, a conspiracy theorist and loyalist to President Donald Trump, to lead the FBI, a government watchdog warned the vote will serve as “a historic test” of Republican lawmakers’ priorities as it called for the release of […]