As President-elect Donald Trump begins to finalize nominations for his second administration, a handful of picks have come under fire from various elected officials and high-ranking bureaucrats within government agencies.
Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for the position of FBI Director, has reportedly encountered stiff pushback from the federal agency’s top level.
On a call with reporters Wednesday, Senator Tommy Tuberville explained one significant reason why FBI leadership is fearful of Patel taking over.
“Kash Patel is the right man to clean house at the FBI,” said Tuberville. “He’s more qualified than anybody that you can pick. He was the guy who actually came out and found that ‘Russia collusion’ was a hoax. That’s one of the reasons why a lot of people behind that know that they are in real trouble with the law when he takes office as Director of the FBI.”
The Senator then emphasized the necessity of changing the FBI’s culture of corruption to demonstrate the need for Patel to take over the agency.
“The last four years give us a glimpse of how deep the corruption is at the fake Bureau of Investigation. I mean, it is so deep. You know, Joe Biden weaponized the FBI, went against all these different types of groups.”
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“It’s time to clean house at the FBI,” said Tuberville. “A lot of people don’t like that. It’s also time to put justice back in the Department of Justice.”
Patel has revealed big plans for the agency should he be confirmed as its new leader, adding to the concern of current FBI leadership.
“I’d shut down the FBI Hoover Building on day one and reopen it the next day as a museum of the ‘deep state,’” Patel said in an interview on the Shawn Ryan Show. “Then, I’d take the 7,000 employees that work in that building and send them across America to chase down criminals. Go be cops. You’re cops — go be cops.”
Christopher Wray, the current FBI Director has three years left on his term. He must resign or be fired after Trump takes office for Patel to take over the organization.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @ShipleyAusten
