{"id":132318,"date":"2024-12-02T02:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132318"},"modified":"2024-12-02T02:12:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:12:52","slug":"who-is-kash-patel-trumps-fbi-director-pick-pledged-to-punish-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132318","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Kash Patel? Trump\u2019s FBI Director Pick Pledged to Punish Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAs he fills out his incoming administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/donald-trump\/\" id=\"auto-tag_donald-trump\" data-tag=\"donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s nominees have ranged from absolutely unqualified to ideological nightmares. But he might have just made his scariest hire yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn Saturday night, Trump announced he\u2019s selected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/kash-patel\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kash-patel\" data-tag=\"kash-patel\">Kash Patel<\/a> to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/fbi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_fbi\" data-tag=\"fbi\">FBI<\/a>. Patel is one of Trump\u2019s most loyal enforcers and a conspiracy theorist \u2014 a 2020 election denier who wants to purge the so-called \u201cDeep State.\u201d He recently publicly pledged to investigate and prosecute Trump\u2019s enemies in the media and government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor years, Trump had personally promised that he would appoint Patel to a very senior role in a new administration, should he win. Patel is a hyper-MAGA, vengeance-minded Trump loyalist to the point that even some Trump advisers recognize as an extreme liability \u2014 even if those aides and confidants aren\u2019t willing to do much to get in Patel\u2019s way, mostly due to Trump\u2019s protection of the man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor instance, during the 2024 campaign, Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-demands-republicans-kill-press-freedom-bill-1235174184\/\">announced<\/a> to Trump\u2019s enemies in the press and elsewhere: \u201cWe will go out and find the conspirators \u2014 not just in government, but in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSome Trump campaign officials, who quietly worried independent voters would chafe at some of Trump\u2019s more authoritarian-sounding outbursts, saw Patel\u2019s public comments as, in the words of one Trump adviser, \u201can undisciplined parody of what we were doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tNow, that supposed parody is just the law-enforcement reality of the country, if Trump gets his way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHere\u2019s what to know about Patel:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Patel is devoutly loyal to Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPatel\u2019s reputation as a Trump loyalist stems not just from his overt devotion to the president-elect but his explicit willingness to do anything \u2014 rule of law and consequences be damned \u2014 to please his commander in chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn August, one Trump adviser <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/10\/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council\/679566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told <em>The Atlantic<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>that the president-elect understands that \u201cKash is the one you say to, \u2018Hey, I\u2019m not telling you to go break into the DNC. But \u2026\u2019\u200a\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhile Patel has yet to orchestrate a break-in at the Democratic National Committee on Trump\u2019s behalf, he\u2019s been involved in enough sketchy antics to raise the hackles of some of the incoming president\u2019s loyal sycophants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLowlights include allegedly misleading Pentagon officials about having secured approval for Seal Team 6 to enter Nigerian territory in order to conduct a hostage rescue, a deception that \u2014 according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/10\/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council\/679566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">defense officials<\/a> involved in the operation \u2014 nearly resulted in an international debacle that could have endangered the lives of the extraction team. The hostage was rescued, but officials noted that the incident took place days before the 2020 election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s that kind of unilateral gumption that makes Patel\u2019s critics wary of just how far he will go to prove his value to Trump.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Patel was a fierce critic of the Justice Department\u2019s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tVirtually from the beginning of Trump\u2019s first term, Patel made a name for himself as a stalwart defender of the embattled president. Then an aide to former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on the\u00a0 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Patel was heavily involved in the committee\u2019s counter-messaging efforts against Special Counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation into alleged ties between Trump and Russian influence operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPatel was reportedly the author of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/02\/02\/us\/politics\/kashyap-patel-nunes-memo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">controversial Nunes Memo<\/a>, a 2018 document alleging that the FBI had improperly obtained a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThis year Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShawnRyan762\/status\/1858956774499328037\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">called for<\/a> the security clearances of government officials involved in the Russia investigation to have their security clearances permanently suspended.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s not an act of vengeance. They have had the opportunity to recant, and all 51 of them have doubled down, and tripled down,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/fierce-trump-ally-kash-patel-reshape-fbi-justice\/story?id=115660992\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> of a group of 51 intelligence officials who opposed the public release of Hunter Biden\u2019s emails ahead of the 2020 election. \u201cSo pull them. I think he will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Patel is hell-bent on dismantling the so-called \u201cdeep state.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s not just intelligence officials involved in the Russia investigation who Patel wants purged from the government \u2014 it\u2019s any so-called \u201cdeep state\u201d operative who has in the past, or may in the future, pose an obstacle to Trump\u2019s agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn his book <em>Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy<\/em>,<em> <\/em>Patel included a list of \u201cMembers of the Executive Branch Deep State\u201d whom he had marked for retribution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019d shut down the FBI Hoover building on Day 1 and reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShawnRyanShow\/status\/1858955333533921459\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said in an interview<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPatel recently told right wing commentator Steve Bannon that he has \u201cthe bench\u201d prepared to carry out prosecutions against Trump\u2019s enemies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe prospective appointment exemplifies a larger throughline in Trump\u2019s second round of government appointments, in which he is prioritizing the elevation of individuals who\u2019ve promised to exact retribution on his rivals, as well as help him purge the federal government of his critics and other undesirables \u2014 replacing them in turn with hardline MAGA ideologues loyal to his agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cThe one thing we learned in the Trump administration the first go-around, is we got to put in all American patriots, top to bottom, and we got them for law enforcement. We got them for intel collection, we got them for offensive operations. We got them for [Department of Defense], CIA, everywhere,\u201d Patel <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/4344065-bannon-patel-trump-revenge-on-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told Steve Bannon<\/a> in December of last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Patel has promised to punish Trump\u2019s enemies \u2014 including members of the press.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPatel has made clear that one of his priorities should he be granted any crumb of political power will be to act as an attack dog for Trump\u2019s retribution agenda.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn December of last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-demands-republicans-kill-press-freedom-bill-1235174184\/\">Patel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/4344065-bannon-patel-trump-revenge-on-media\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">told<\/a> former Trump advisor Steve Bannon that he plans to \u201cgo out and find the conspirators \u2014 not just in government, but in the media,\u201d he said. \u201cYes, we\u2019re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re going to come after you. Whether it\u2019s criminally or civilly, we\u2019ll figure that out. But yeah, we\u2019re putting you all on notice, and Steve, this is why they hate us. This is why we\u2019re tyrannical. This is why we\u2019re dictators,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAccording to a source familiar with the matter and another person briefed on it, multiple members of Trump\u2019s senior staff were furious that Patel was publicly saying the quiet part out loud \u2014 and being perceived as a spokesman for the campaign and Trump policy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<strong>Former CIA Director Gina Haspel threatened to resign when Trump considered installing Patel at the agency after the 2020 election.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPatel\u2019s reputation in Trump\u2019s intelligence community was so toxic that in 2021, the president-elect\u2019s former CIA Director Gina Haspel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/01\/16\/kash-patel-cia-gina-haspel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">threatened to outright quit<\/a> when reports reached her that Trump was considering Patel for a role within the intelligence agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tAccording to a contemporary report from Axios, former Vice President Mike Pence intervened directly with Trump to prevent the schism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tHaspel was not the only top Trump official to oppose the elevation of Patel to a high position in federal law enforcement. When Trump last considered installing Patel in the FBI \u2014 as deputy director \u2014 former Attorney General Bill Barr reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2024\/10\/kash-patel-trump-national-security-council\/679566\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confronted<\/a> Trump\u2019s chief of staff and exclaimed that such an appointment would happen \u201cover my dead body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt\u2019s been more than four years since Barr\u2019s exit from the Trump administration \u2014 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/14\/politics\/bill-barr-donald-trump-january-6-hearing-analysis\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">president-elect\u2019s good graces<\/a>. While Barr\u2019s very much alive, his ability to throw his political weight around in Trumpworld is long gone. Soon, Patel could lead the FBI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-features\/kash-patel-fbi-director-trump-1235188073\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As he fills out his incoming administration, Donald Trump\u2019s nominees have ranged from absolutely unqualified to ideological nightmares. 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