A 115-page report by the National Alliance of Retired and Active-Duty FBI Special Agents and Analysts say that Patel is an “insecure” individual, lacking “self-confidence”, and is unfit for the job. For his part, is described as a “clown.”
Instances of lack of leadership and odd unbecoming conduct by the odd couple, as summarized by Mediaite in https://www.mediaite.com/:
1. Patel “refused” to leave a plane until an agent found him a medium size FBI jacket belonging to a female agent
Director Patel “refused” to leave a plane that had landed in Utahvuntil someone gave him a 'medium' size FBI jacket. On his insistence, agents scrambled to find him one. Eventually a female FBI Special Agent gave him a jacket that fit his requirements. But then Patel then refused to leave the plane again, after noticing the jacket was missing a few Velcro patches. Patel finally left the plane after an FBI Swat team found the patches he wanted and ran them over to the airport.
2. FBI agents “laughed at” Patel for ordering the removal of pronouns and messages from email signatures — even though his email signature contained his own message
Another unnamed agent said several agents “laughed at what was perceived as hypocrisy” from Patel, after he emailed agents in August, telling them to remove all pronouns and special messages from their email signatures. The agents mocked him, because Patel did not follow his own orders — his email signature included “#9,” which FBI personnel interpreted as Patel pointing out he was the bureau’s 9th director.
3. Patel’s FBI is infected by a “culture of mistrust and uncertainty”
The bureau is “paralyzed” by a lack of confidence in leadership and a general feeling of “mistrust and uncertainty”, which has been exacerbated by Patel’s criticism of the FBI before he took over. Agents are “afraid of losing their jobs and are making operational decisions based on that fear,” one agent said. Another unnamed agent said “everyone… is on ‘pins and needles’ about what they are required to do next, who will get fired, and who will get re-assigned for non-specific reasons”. Not surprising, since thisvis how his boss Trump runs the country.
4. Feds are tired of Patel and Bongino’s “obsession” with social media
Agents report “frequent use of social media” by both Patel and Bongino and they often find out about FBI news first on social media. As a harbinger of the fast decline of the Trump administration, agents say that Patel and Bongion are more worried about their future than about doing their job, as they are “too often concerned with building [their own] personal resumes”.
5. Patel ordered agents to take a polygraph test after they discussed whether he should be issued an FBI firearm
Patel was “upset” after learning that a few dozen FBI agents discussed his request to be issued an FBI firearm. Those agents had mixed opinions on the matter — some agreed he should have one, others did not, and still others were “indifferent”. After the discussion was “leaked” to him, Patel "punished" those agents by forcing them to “submit to polygraph examinations to determine their involvement in the discussion”.
6. Bongino disgusted agents when he declared “The truth is for chumps”
Several FBI agents were “shocked” when Bongino told personnel at a western FBI office that “The truth is for chumps.” It is unclear what the context was for the statement, but one agent was “offended” and “appalled” by the comment, while several others said they were stunned by it.
You can read the full report on:
https://www.scribd.com/document/958712353/FBI-REPORT#page=1&content=query:truth%20is%20for%20chumps,pageNum:16,indexOnPage:0,bestMatch:false
The circus atmosphere at Patel's FBI is further exacerbated by his flying his girlfriend all over the place with him, while on the job, in government vehicles, planes and accommodations, and also to attend parties, concerts, and other social events.
Meanwhile
Dan Bongino was caught off guard by the release of an email showing he’s aware that the Trump administration’ is heavily redacting the Jeffrey Epstein files, most likely to hide the names of Trump allies, friends and other republicans who may have partaken in Epstein's "wonderful secrets".
The former podcaster Bongino had regularly demanded the government’s full and unredacted release of the totality of the Epstein files. Pressed by trump, Bongino has since changed his tune, without explanation.
Internal FBI emails published by Bloomberg last week showed that Bongino had been forwarded an email on March 18—the day after he joined the bureau—related to “guidance” on the types of redactions to apply to the Epstein files. Upon questioning him about the redactions, Bongino says the email was really just not that big of a deal, even though Bloomberg’s FOIA Files raises questions about Bongino’s role in the “Special Redaction Project”.
After promising to release ALL the Justice Department’s Epstein files during his campaign, Trump put Attorney General Pam Bondi in charge of the matter after his return to the White House. In February, Bondi, 60, further stoked anticipation of major revelations to come by telling supporters Epstein’s “client list” was sitting on her desk.
According to Bloomberg, FBI Director Kash Patel then ordered roughly 1,000 agents to the bureau’s Central Records Complex in Winchester, Virginia, for crash redaction training on what was dubbed the “Epstein Transparency Project” or “Special Redaction Project.”
Patel and Bongino have been peddling the argument that the redaction process - which many are convinced is intended to shield Trump and his pedophile allies - is for the protection of Epstein's victims and involved sorting through voluminous amounts of downloaded child sexual abuse material.
Suddenly on July 7, Bondi made a 180 degree turn on the "client list sitting on her desk" to finding “no incriminating client list". That same day, the Department of Justice and the FBI announced that no further files from the Epstein investigation would be released, a move that shocked even Trump’s own supporters.
Despite initial resistance, Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on Nov. 19, compelling the DOJ to release the records within 30 days while allowing redactions to protect ongoing probes and victims. A Manhattan judge has since pushed the DOJ to clarify exactly what it will unseal.
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