Senator Ted Cruz
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But it is astonishing if you have rogue agents in the New York office of the FBI who are just defying the attorney general. That is a level of open warfare, right? That I've never seen, and it really does indicate the need to clean house in a major way.
Yeah. And I think that's very clear from the letter where it says, when you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information. And so Kash Patel has just been confirmed. As you know, I went to Kash Patel's swearing in at the White House last week. He's brand new on the job. He has a mandate to restore integrity to the FBI.
Yeah. And I think that's very clear from the letter where it says, when you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information. And so Kash Patel has just been confirmed. As you know, I went to Kash Patel's swearing in at the White House last week. He's brand new on the job. He has a mandate to restore integrity to the FBI.
Yeah. And I think that's very clear from the letter where it says, when you and I spoke yesterday, you were just as surprised as I was to learn this new information. And so Kash Patel has just been confirmed. As you know, I went to Kash Patel's swearing in at the White House last week. He's brand new on the job. He has a mandate to restore integrity to the FBI.
And I guess the whistleblower, whoever the source was, contacted the attorney general directly. And she's the one, the attorney general, who told Kash Patel about this documents. I am sure he is pissed off.
And I guess the whistleblower, whoever the source was, contacted the attorney general directly. And she's the one, the attorney general, who told Kash Patel about this documents. I am sure he is pissed off.
And I guess the whistleblower, whoever the source was, contacted the attorney general directly. And she's the one, the attorney general, who told Kash Patel about this documents. I am sure he is pissed off.
uh at at what the new york field office apparently did and and i fully expect he will get to the bottom of it and i expect they're going to make the results of that public i think we're all going to know uh exactly who's responsible and why
uh at at what the new york field office apparently did and and i fully expect he will get to the bottom of it and i expect they're going to make the results of that public i think we're all going to know uh exactly who's responsible and why
uh at at what the new york field office apparently did and and i fully expect he will get to the bottom of it and i expect they're going to make the results of that public i think we're all going to know uh exactly who's responsible and why
It's likely the latter. There's not an immediate crime that comes to mind. It's just defying your boss. I suppose you could try to characterize it as obstruction of justice. But I think the simplest explanation, the simplest remedy would be termination.
It's likely the latter. There's not an immediate crime that comes to mind. It's just defying your boss. I suppose you could try to characterize it as obstruction of justice. But I think the simplest explanation, the simplest remedy would be termination.
It's likely the latter. There's not an immediate crime that comes to mind. It's just defying your boss. I suppose you could try to characterize it as obstruction of justice. But I think the simplest explanation, the simplest remedy would be termination.
And I expect any FBI agent that deliberately disobeyed a direct order from the attorney general, I expect anyone involved in that to be terminated.
And I expect any FBI agent that deliberately disobeyed a direct order from the attorney general, I expect anyone involved in that to be terminated.
And I expect any FBI agent that deliberately disobeyed a direct order from the attorney general, I expect anyone involved in that to be terminated.
To be clear, we don't know that. At least the letter doesn't say that. It just says deliver the full and complete files, including audio and video recordings. And look, lawyers tend to be pretty broad. She may not know that there are audio and video recordings. There may be or there may not be, but she hasn't definitively said that there are audio and video recordings.
To be clear, we don't know that. At least the letter doesn't say that. It just says deliver the full and complete files, including audio and video recordings. And look, lawyers tend to be pretty broad. She may not know that there are audio and video recordings. There may be or there may not be, but she hasn't definitively said that there are audio and video recordings.
To be clear, we don't know that. At least the letter doesn't say that. It just says deliver the full and complete files, including audio and video recordings. And look, lawyers tend to be pretty broad. She may not know that there are audio and video recordings. There may be or there may not be, but she hasn't definitively said that there are audio and video recordings.
Yeah, you're absolutely right.