Ryan Lucas

Well, there are a whole bunch of them. There's the fact that he's a very close ally of President Trump. There are concerns about whether he can be independent from the White House or whether he's somebody who's going to do exactly what President Trump wants him to do. Traditionally, the FBI is independent, and it's something that has been very important historically.

There's also just the fact that he's made a lot of inflammatory comments over the years He's talked about wanting to root out the deep state. He's called public servants, law enforcement officials who investigated Trump gangsters. He says that people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th, who fought with police, he says that they are political prisoners.

There's also just the fact that he's made a lot of inflammatory comments over the years He's talked about wanting to root out the deep state. He's called public servants, law enforcement officials who investigated Trump gangsters. He says that people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th, who fought with police, he says that they are political prisoners.

There's also just the fact that he's made a lot of inflammatory comments over the years He's talked about wanting to root out the deep state. He's called public servants, law enforcement officials who investigated Trump gangsters. He says that people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th, who fought with police, he says that they are political prisoners.

That's, of course, echoing the sort of comments that we've heard from the president. And more broadly, he's just a very... fierce critic of the FBI itself. He has said on a bunch of podcast appearances that he wants to shut down FBI headquarters on day one. He wants to turn it into a museum to the deep state.

That's, of course, echoing the sort of comments that we've heard from the president. And more broadly, he's just a very... fierce critic of the FBI itself. He has said on a bunch of podcast appearances that he wants to shut down FBI headquarters on day one. He wants to turn it into a museum to the deep state.

That's, of course, echoing the sort of comments that we've heard from the president. And more broadly, he's just a very... fierce critic of the FBI itself. He has said on a bunch of podcast appearances that he wants to shut down FBI headquarters on day one. He wants to turn it into a museum to the deep state.

Lawmakers, certainly Democrats, asked him about a lot of these things during his confirmation hearing. Patel tried to push back on them. He said that he would not politicize the FBI, that he wants to take politics out of the FBI. He wants to focus on traditional crime fighting. But those comments did little to assuage the concerns that Democrats have.

Lawmakers, certainly Democrats, asked him about a lot of these things during his confirmation hearing. Patel tried to push back on them. He said that he would not politicize the FBI, that he wants to take politics out of the FBI. He wants to focus on traditional crime fighting. But those comments did little to assuage the concerns that Democrats have.

Lawmakers, certainly Democrats, asked him about a lot of these things during his confirmation hearing. Patel tried to push back on them. He said that he would not politicize the FBI, that he wants to take politics out of the FBI. He wants to focus on traditional crime fighting. But those comments did little to assuage the concerns that Democrats have.

And really one of the biggest concerns with Patel centers around things that he has said about wanting to go after his perceived enemies and Trump's perceived political enemies. And now you have Patel in charge of an organization, the FBI, which has these vast, vast investigative powers.

And really one of the biggest concerns with Patel centers around things that he has said about wanting to go after his perceived enemies and Trump's perceived political enemies. And now you have Patel in charge of an organization, the FBI, which has these vast, vast investigative powers.

And really one of the biggest concerns with Patel centers around things that he has said about wanting to go after his perceived enemies and Trump's perceived political enemies. And now you have Patel in charge of an organization, the FBI, which has these vast, vast investigative powers.

And there are a lot of concerns that he will make good on those statements that he made when he was not at the FBI about wanting to go after perceived enemies.

And there are a lot of concerns that he will make good on those statements that he made when he was not at the FBI about wanting to go after perceived enemies.

And there are a lot of concerns that he will make good on those statements that he made when he was not at the FBI about wanting to go after perceived enemies.

I will say that Patel takes over at the FBI at a tumultuous time for the organization. The new leadership at the Justice Department has pushed out at least eight senior leaders there, really top-level folks with a lot of experience. And more broadly, the new leadership at the Justice Department has demanded and now received a list of

I will say that Patel takes over at the FBI at a tumultuous time for the organization. The new leadership at the Justice Department has pushed out at least eight senior leaders there, really top-level folks with a lot of experience. And more broadly, the new leadership at the Justice Department has demanded and now received a list of

I will say that Patel takes over at the FBI at a tumultuous time for the organization. The new leadership at the Justice Department has pushed out at least eight senior leaders there, really top-level folks with a lot of experience. And more broadly, the new leadership at the Justice Department has demanded and now received a list of

thousands, around 5,000 or so FBI employees who worked on January 6th investigations. Remember, that was one of the largest investigations, if not the largest in Justice Department history, touched every state in the US. They've demanded a list of everyone who worked on that.