"The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel's leadership of the bureau when its credibility - and his own - are under extraordinary pressure. Patel now approaches congressional oversight hearings this coming week facing not just questions about that investigation but broader doubts about whether he can stabilize a federal law enforcement agency fragmented by political fights and internal upheaval."
"Democrats are poised to press Patel on a purge of senior executives that has prompted a lawsuit, his pursuit of President Donald Trump's grievances long after the Russia investigation ended, and a realignment of resources that has prioritized the fight against illegal immigration and street crime even though the agency has for decades been defined by its work on complicated threats like counterintelligence and public corruption."
Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that "the subject" in the killing was in custody, but the shooter was not. Two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. Patel faces scrutiny over credibility-damaging misstatements and broader doubts about stabilizing a federal law enforcement agency fragmented by political fights and internal upheaval. Democrats plan to press Patel on a purge of senior executives, his pursuit of Trump's grievances, a realignment prioritizing immigration and street crime, Epstein files handling, leadership appointments, and recent polygraph use.
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