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2025-02-21 Home Front: Politix
Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director, kicking off pivot for bureau
[NYPOST] Kash Patel was confirmed to be FBI director Thursday — unleashing a transition in which President Trump's longtime adviser is expected to overhaul the bureau.

The Senate voted 51-49 to approve Patel to serve a 10-year term, with Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Daddy, can I be a senator? Murkowski
... representing K Street ...
(R-Alaska) breaking ranks and voting with 47 Democrats
...every time you hear the phrase white people, white supremacy, white anything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word (Thomas) Nasty to the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
against the nominee.

Trump has said that Patel, 44, will shake up the bureau and attempt to depoliticize decision-making after a series of controversies involving either alleged or proven bias against Republicans.

''I think Kash is going to do great,'' Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity in an interview that aired Tuesday. ''I think they have to do great or we have a problem. But when you look at what they did, the raid of Mar-a-Lago — you look at what they did, their reputation is shot.''

Patel emerged unscathed from his confirmation hearing last month as Democratic senators focused much of their time accusing him of being sympathetic to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.

At that hearing, Patel pledged to reform rather than unravel the bureau — after some close Trump allies called for the FBI to be disbanded after the August 2022 raid on Trump's Florida residence.
Posted by Fred 2025-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11157 views ]  Top

#1 Excellent !
Posted by Besoeker 2025-02-21 00:58||   2025-02-21 00:58|| Front Page Top

#2 I've been looking for media coverage of his swearing-in ceremony, have yet to find it.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-02-21 01:59||   2025-02-21 01:59|| Front Page Top

#3 I hope this guy lives up to the hype.
Posted by Itsoktobewhite 2025-02-21 05:34||   2025-02-21 05:34|| Front Page Top

#4 #2 - Fox just said AG Pam Bondi will be swearing Patel in this afternoon
Posted by Frank G 2025-02-21 13:01||   2025-02-21 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 AG Pam Bondi: The Epstein Client List Will Be Released Soon
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-02-21 16:36||   2025-02-21 16:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Just sworn in - gracious thanks
Posted by Frank G 2025-02-21 16:55||   2025-02-21 16:55|| Front Page Top

#7 In related news, I was listening to radio from Oklahoma where the governor had ordered all state workers to no longer remote work and show up at the office.

What was interesting is the tack used by the opposition is exactly the same trope used nationally to supposedly usurp Trump, "253 years ago, we got rid of King's rule in this country" or something.

Too much NPC Download Fail to unpack in a simple post.
Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-21 19:58||   2025-02-21 19:58|| Front Page Top

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