On Friday, April 10, as FBI Director Kash Patel was preparing to leave work for the weekend, he struggled to log into an internal computer system.
The White House fielded calls from the bureau and from members of Congress asking who was now in charge of the FBI.
Director Patel remains a critical player on the Administration’s law and order team.”
The FBI responded with a statement, attributed to Patel: “Print it, all false, I’ll see you in court—bring your checkbook.”.
An FBI director is expected to be available and focused on his job—especially when the nation is at war with a state sponsor of terrorism.
During Patel’s confirmation hearing to be FBI director, the Republican chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, expressed optimism that Trump’s nominee would implement much-needed reforms.
Trump has complained that the FBI director has seemed unprepared for TV appearances and that some high-profile investigations that he directed Patel to pursue have not moved quickly enough. »