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Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’

Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’

Update: 2025-01-311
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President Trump’s pick for F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, is no stranger to controversy. And despite a vigorous Senate hearing on Thursday, he appears to be coasting toward confirmation. The New York Times politics correspondent Michelle Cottle spoke to the journalist and author Garrett Graff on what Patel’s F.B.I. appointment could mean for America, and of all of Trump’s nominees, why Patel is among the most dangerous.

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Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’

Kash Patel as F.B.I. Director Could ‘Destabilize the Whole System’

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