Carol Leonnig

was preparing for a pretty bracing landing of the 47th president and his administration and what that would mean for the Justice Department and the FBI that is a component. But even they are gobsmacked. And one of the reasons is what you cited, you know, like, you got to believe that at the FBI, truth and truthfulness in congressional testimony would be important.

was preparing for a pretty bracing landing of the 47th president and his administration and what that would mean for the Justice Department and the FBI that is a component. But even they are gobsmacked. And one of the reasons is what you cited, you know, like, you got to believe that at the FBI, truth and truthfulness in congressional testimony would be important.

was preparing for a pretty bracing landing of the 47th president and his administration and what that would mean for the Justice Department and the FBI that is a component. But even they are gobsmacked. And one of the reasons is what you cited, you know, like, you got to believe that at the FBI, truth and truthfulness in congressional testimony would be important.

Another thing that they felt was super important, and they talked about at the party was Kash Patel may be the only nominee for FBI director who felt compelled to to take the Fifth Amendment in testimony in a criminal investigation, the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Adam Schiff mentioned this rather prominently in the hearing, in the confirmation hearing.

Another thing that they felt was super important, and they talked about at the party was Kash Patel may be the only nominee for FBI director who felt compelled to to take the Fifth Amendment in testimony in a criminal investigation, the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Adam Schiff mentioned this rather prominently in the hearing, in the confirmation hearing.

Another thing that they felt was super important, and they talked about at the party was Kash Patel may be the only nominee for FBI director who felt compelled to to take the Fifth Amendment in testimony in a criminal investigation, the Mar-a-Lago documents case. Adam Schiff mentioned this rather prominently in the hearing, in the confirmation hearing.

Kash Patel was the, you know, sought to be immunized because he believed he might incriminate himself if he answered questions truthfully in the Mar-a-Lago case and got a federal judge to hear his plea that he could not testify that he had to take the Fifth Amendment and she ultimately agreed and found that he had a reasonable basis to think that he had criminal exposure.

Kash Patel was the, you know, sought to be immunized because he believed he might incriminate himself if he answered questions truthfully in the Mar-a-Lago case and got a federal judge to hear his plea that he could not testify that he had to take the Fifth Amendment and she ultimately agreed and found that he had a reasonable basis to think that he had criminal exposure.

Kash Patel was the, you know, sought to be immunized because he believed he might incriminate himself if he answered questions truthfully in the Mar-a-Lago case and got a federal judge to hear his plea that he could not testify that he had to take the Fifth Amendment and she ultimately agreed and found that he had a reasonable basis to think that he had criminal exposure.

He's walked a really interesting line and he's viewed as extremely heroic by agents across the building. He has a good reputation, right? He's got 24 years of experience, had just been named, I think, the head of the Newark office, a pretty tough office and an important one, especially in terrorism and narcotics. And

He's walked a really interesting line and he's viewed as extremely heroic by agents across the building. He has a good reputation, right? He's got 24 years of experience, had just been named, I think, the head of the Newark office, a pretty tough office and an important one, especially in terrorism and narcotics. And

He's walked a really interesting line and he's viewed as extremely heroic by agents across the building. He has a good reputation, right? He's got 24 years of experience, had just been named, I think, the head of the Newark office, a pretty tough office and an important one, especially in terrorism and narcotics. And

here he is threading this needle of not getting fired, but assuring his staff that he's not going to let them be illegally fired. And he's going to make, he didn't say these words, but between the lines and all of the memos he's been sending, staying in enormous contact with the staff, you know, large, all agency emails, he has said in a way, I support you. I value your service.

here he is threading this needle of not getting fired, but assuring his staff that he's not going to let them be illegally fired. And he's going to make, he didn't say these words, but between the lines and all of the memos he's been sending, staying in enormous contact with the staff, you know, large, all agency emails, he has said in a way, I support you. I value your service.

here he is threading this needle of not getting fired, but assuring his staff that he's not going to let them be illegally fired. And he's going to make, he didn't say these words, but between the lines and all of the memos he's been sending, staying in enormous contact with the staff, you know, large, all agency emails, he has said in a way, I support you. I value your service.

And I'm not going to let Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, fire you unless he goes through his paces.

And I'm not going to let Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, fire you unless he goes through his paces.

And I'm not going to let Emil Bove, the acting deputy attorney general, fire you unless he goes through his paces.

So there's a lot that's gotten a buzzsaw taken to it in the Department of Justice's arsenal to fight corruption at home and abroad. And abroad, the FCPA is really about like American businessmen and women and companies and lobbyists can't bribe governments abroad to get their fork in that country.

So there's a lot that's gotten a buzzsaw taken to it in the Department of Justice's arsenal to fight corruption at home and abroad. And abroad, the FCPA is really about like American businessmen and women and companies and lobbyists can't bribe governments abroad to get their fork in that country.