Ex-FBI Deputy Director Sounds Alarm On Trump's Kash Patel Pick: 'Profoundly Unqualified'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Dec 1, 2024, 01:37 AM EST


Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe on Saturday issued a dire warning after Donald Trump selected Kash Patel, a fierce loyalist to the president-elect, as his pick to lead the agency.

“The installation, or the nomination I guess we should say at this point of Kash Patel as FBI director, can only possibly be a plan to disrupt, to dismantle, to distract the FBI and to possibly use it as a tool for the president’s political agenda,” said McCabe in an appearance on CNN.

McCabe, a harsh Trump critic since being fired as acting FBI deputy director in his first term, called Trump’s controversial choice a “terrible development” for those working at the agency and for the country who depends on it to be “highly functioning, professional” and “independent.” “The fact that Kash Patel is profoundly unqualified for this job is not even like a matter for debate,” McCabe said.

McCabe’s reaction arrived after Trump tapped Patel — who previously served as chief of staff to acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — to be his FBI director.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew-mccabe-donald-trump-fbi-pick-kash-patel_n_674bdea0e4b0dacf5f838f63

[Hotler]

1. Another failed oath of office, failed to protect against a demostic enemy. IMO. nt

[LisaL]

2. Being profoundly unqualifed appears to be a requirement

for Trump's administration.

[onecaliberal]

6. I'd argue that those sitting are also grossly unqualified. The rapist and his minions were free to run elections instead

Of being locked up like anyone else would have been.

[Ponietz]

3. Why was Wray allowed to stay? For one, media would hammer Biden with nonstop outrage for changing the norms.

Now the framing is around WHO will get picked and presumes he’ll replace Wray early. We knew what would happen.

[CousinIT]

4. Violating the norms is a privilege reserved only for MAGAts n/t

[Historic NY]

5. Wray will have to be fired first, the FBI position is a 10 yr term he was appointed in 2017

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Kash Patel helped organize Jan 6 "will be wild!" riotous attempted insurrection. . . . . . nt

[republianmushroom]

8. Well neither is the convicted felon, BUT,

Qualification , no more, we are now on the 'buddy' system.

[FakeNoose]

9. I'm guessing he's not going to pass the FBI background check