The terrorist accused of plotting the 2021 Abbey Gate bombing that killed 13 U.S. military members and 160 civilians amid the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan landed on American soil Wednesday. ISIS-K member Mohammad Sharifullah was extradited Tuesday night to “face American justice,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “3 and 1/2 years later, justice for our 13,” […]
Key Takeaways Recently confirmed FBI director Kash Patel has a net worth of nearly $6 million, according to an estimate by Business Insider. Patel earned $2.1 million from his consulting business, Trishul LLC, in 2024, according to his latest financial disclosure. Patel has built his wealth from his consulting business, book royalties, speaking engagements, and […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the FBI’s New York field office, who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations, has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so. James Dennehy said in a message to colleagues obtained […]
Kash Patel, the newly appointed director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), called on US Congress to investigate how aid money sent to Ukraine has been used, The Epoch Times reported on March 2. “I’ve asked Congress to investigate where this money has gone. The American people are owed that answer because itâs our […]
Pam Bondi has accused the FBI of withholding “thousands of pages” of Jeffrey Epstein documents as the U.S. attorney general demands that all documents be turned over by Friday morning. In a public letter, Bondi asked newly-confirmed FBI Director Kash Patel to investigate why, after repeated requests for their release, thousands of documents related to […]
Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI director seems to be coming with conditions: He wants to live part-time in Las Vegas and work remotely, far away from FBI headquarters in Washington. Why Las Vegas? Patel has long called the city home, but what’s most intriguing is his actual place of residence. The FBI director lives at […]
President Donald Trump’s February 24 appointment of FBI Director Kash Patel to also serve as acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has stirred fears among former ATF officials and gun violence prevention advocates about a dramatic shakeup at the nation’s top gun regulator. Patel will lead a workforce of more […]
CNN — FBI Director Kash Patel walked into his new office on the seventh floor of the bureau’s headquarters last week and made an immediate order – he wanted new carpeting and window coverings, calling the office “dingy.” Patel’s plans to remake the FBI go well beyond redecorating. He wants to overhaul the bureau in […]
For weeks, the Trump administration has targeted the F.B.I. as agents waited for the arrival of their new director, Kash Patel, who has spent years bashing the bureau for its investigations into President Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. So top agents around the country and others eagerly awaited a videoconference […]
Key US departments within the Trump administration have told staff not to comply with a Saturday email from Elon Musk’s cost-cutting initiative asking what they accomplished in the past week. The FBI, state department and Pentagon were among agencies that instructed employees not to answer the message. Other department heads advised staff to comply, while […]
