Jen Psaki shares reporting from CBS News that Donald Trump's FBI director, Kash Patel, has lowered hiring standards for new applicants to the FBI in an effort to compensate for the huge numbers of employees who have left or been driven out since the start of Trump's new term.
An exodus of employees from the FBI, either through mass firings or fleeing the disgrace of the Trump administration and Kash Patel has raised the level of desperation for new hires to such a level that personal histories, including criminal histories, that would have previously disqualified applicants are no longer an obstacle to being hired. Michael Feinberg, former assistant special agent in charge with the FBI, discusses with Jen Psaki.
An incendiary device caused an explosion outside a federal building in Manhattan, prompting an FBI-led investigation and a significant emergency response.
An incendiary device caused an explosion outside a federal building in Manhattan, prompting an FBI-led investigation and a significant emergency response. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: An explosion caused by an incendiary device outside New York City‘s 26 Federal Plaza on Monday morning sparked a fire, injured four people, and prompted a major emergency response. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) said a suspect was taken into custody after allegedly deploying the device outside the Lower Manhattan federal building, which houses agencies including the FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ), and confirmed its New York Field Office is leading the investigation. DETAIL: The Fire Department of the City of New York…Open
The F.B.I. director spent about eight hours at the White House Friday focused on the effort, which led to the subpoenaing of several Times reporters who wrote about the security of Air Force One.
The F.B.I. director, following a strategy from President Trump, has filed six defamation lawsuits against news media companies and commentators in nearly seven years.
The F.B.I. director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, vacation and leisure time.
The FBI director offered a brash defense to questions centering on a recent news report alleging that his “excessive drinking” impaired his ability to do the job.
FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million Monday after the magazine published explosive reporting detailing the director was fearful of losing his job and struggled to be reached after nights of excessive drinking. The magazine published a story titled “The FBI Director Is MIA,” citing conversations with more than two dozen people, including current and former FBI officials, members of Congress, and hospitality industry workers. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee explore all of that and more in The Gavel, their newsletter covering the courts and legal issues. Read More: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5842678-supreme-court-shadow-docket-leak/ #kashpatel #fbi #fbidirector #theatlantic #lawsuit #defamation…