Michael Weiss

who has gone from 10 pounds to 40 pounds in the space of like six weeks and whose permanent teeth magically came in overnight, like overnight oats, he terrifies the birds. So I have a menagerie that's deeply dysfunctional and at odds with itself in this house and a lot of stuff going on here. And, you know, thanks for being patient. I'm sorry for the background noise, but no, it's,

who has gone from 10 pounds to 40 pounds in the space of like six weeks and whose permanent teeth magically came in overnight, like overnight oats, he terrifies the birds. So I have a menagerie that's deeply dysfunctional and at odds with itself in this house and a lot of stuff going on here. And, you know, thanks for being patient. I'm sorry for the background noise, but no, it's,

Yeah, look, I mean, the FBI traditionally is a culturally conservative institution. A lot of Republicans are FBI agents. There are a lot of Republicans who support Donald Trump and who thought that the investigation into Russia's attempt to sway the 2016 election wasn't a righteous one. So there's divisions within the Bureau about a lot of stuff. But when you have somebody who's

Yeah, look, I mean, the FBI traditionally is a culturally conservative institution. A lot of Republicans are FBI agents. There are a lot of Republicans who support Donald Trump and who thought that the investigation into Russia's attempt to sway the 2016 election wasn't a righteous one. So there's divisions within the Bureau about a lot of stuff. But when you have somebody who's

Yeah, look, I mean, the FBI traditionally is a culturally conservative institution. A lot of Republicans are FBI agents. There are a lot of Republicans who support Donald Trump and who thought that the investigation into Russia's attempt to sway the 2016 election wasn't a righteous one. So there's divisions within the Bureau about a lot of stuff. But when you have somebody who's

avowed remit as the incoming director is to dismantle the so-called deep state, to hollow out basically our first line of defense, not just for counterterrorism, but counterintelligence, the infiltration of hostile foreign actors. I mean, just today, the FBI released the indictment of a woman who turns out was an FSB officer or agent rather, who had infiltrated the DC think tank circuit.

avowed remit as the incoming director is to dismantle the so-called deep state, to hollow out basically our first line of defense, not just for counterterrorism, but counterintelligence, the infiltration of hostile foreign actors. I mean, just today, the FBI released the indictment of a woman who turns out was an FSB officer or agent rather, who had infiltrated the DC think tank circuit.

avowed remit as the incoming director is to dismantle the so-called deep state, to hollow out basically our first line of defense, not just for counterterrorism, but counterintelligence, the infiltration of hostile foreign actors. I mean, just today, the FBI released the indictment of a woman who turns out was an FSB officer or agent rather, who had infiltrated the DC think tank circuit.

I mean, we have a lot of problems in this country. and let's tear it up and start all over again, is not a good starting point for somebody who's going to be heading, you know, one of the, not just a law enforcement bureau, but one of the key constituents of the intelligence community. And yeah, Kash Patel is a conspiracy theorist.

I mean, we have a lot of problems in this country. and let's tear it up and start all over again, is not a good starting point for somebody who's going to be heading, you know, one of the, not just a law enforcement bureau, but one of the key constituents of the intelligence community. And yeah, Kash Patel is a conspiracy theorist.

I mean, we have a lot of problems in this country. and let's tear it up and start all over again, is not a good starting point for somebody who's going to be heading, you know, one of the, not just a law enforcement bureau, but one of the key constituents of the intelligence community. And yeah, Kash Patel is a conspiracy theorist.

And even more than that, I think he is such a slavish loyalist to the president and willing to do whatever Donald Trump wants. John Bolton, a guy I'm not super fond of quoting, I think had a fairly good line, which is, you know, this is going to be Trump's Maria, which is Joseph Stalin's head of state security. And then, you know, rather famously overthrown himself when, when Stalin died.

And even more than that, I think he is such a slavish loyalist to the president and willing to do whatever Donald Trump wants. John Bolton, a guy I'm not super fond of quoting, I think had a fairly good line, which is, you know, this is going to be Trump's Maria, which is Joseph Stalin's head of state security. And then, you know, rather famously overthrown himself when, when Stalin died.

And even more than that, I think he is such a slavish loyalist to the president and willing to do whatever Donald Trump wants. John Bolton, a guy I'm not super fond of quoting, I think had a fairly good line, which is, you know, this is going to be Trump's Maria, which is Joseph Stalin's head of state security. And then, you know, rather famously overthrown himself when, when Stalin died.

I don't think Bolton is, is using those words lightly. I think that there is a great deal of fear and mistrust in terms of morale at the I mean, a lot will depend on what he actually does on day one. A lot is also going to depend, frankly, on... This is a sprawling government agency like any other. It has bureaucratic mechanisms in place.

I don't think Bolton is, is using those words lightly. I think that there is a great deal of fear and mistrust in terms of morale at the I mean, a lot will depend on what he actually does on day one. A lot is also going to depend, frankly, on... This is a sprawling government agency like any other. It has bureaucratic mechanisms in place.

I don't think Bolton is, is using those words lightly. I think that there is a great deal of fear and mistrust in terms of morale at the I mean, a lot will depend on what he actually does on day one. A lot is also going to depend, frankly, on... This is a sprawling government agency like any other. It has bureaucratic mechanisms in place.

It has people who are professional law enforcement officers, but also civil servants who know how to stop radical change from happening, at least overnight. Whether or not those bulwarks and sort of institutional obstacles remain in place, I don't know. I'm hearing that... They were very much in place during the first Trump administration. So a lot is going to depend on that.

It has people who are professional law enforcement officers, but also civil servants who know how to stop radical change from happening, at least overnight. Whether or not those bulwarks and sort of institutional obstacles remain in place, I don't know. I'm hearing that... They were very much in place during the first Trump administration. So a lot is going to depend on that.

It has people who are professional law enforcement officers, but also civil servants who know how to stop radical change from happening, at least overnight. Whether or not those bulwarks and sort of institutional obstacles remain in place, I don't know. I'm hearing that... They were very much in place during the first Trump administration. So a lot is going to depend on that.