https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/12\/14\/kash-patel-fbi-contraints-column-00194285<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Trump\u2019s decision to nominate Patel has proven particularly controversial, since his principal qualification appears to be his sycophancy toward Trump. (A Trump transition spokesperson said, \u201cKash Patel has served in key national security positions throughout the government. He is beyond qualified to lead the FBI and will make a fantastic director.\u201d)
\nMany observers, including former federal law enforcement officials, oppose Patel\u2019s nomination on the grounds that he would likely use the FBI to pursue Trump\u2019s political opponents and that he might substantially corrupt the culture and professionalism of the bureau. To some, Patel calls to mind the specter of J. Edgar Hoover, the infamous FBI director whose nearly 50-year stint running the agency until 1972 was marked by egregious abuses of power \u2014 including illegal surveillance, blackmail and the harassment of political dissidents.<\/p>\n
Patel clearly lacks the qualifications, experience and temperament to lead the agency. But how worried should the American public really be about him at the helm of the FBI?<\/p>\n
The truth is that there are stronger internal and external safeguards in place against law enforcement abuses than during the Hoover era. He will indeed face some constraints because of the culture and bureaucracy of the FBI. But they may not contain him. And he will have plenty of opportunity to damage the bureau and its work \u2014 and to use and abuse the FBI for political ends. His nomination poses a considerable and unjustifiable risk to the country.”<\/p>\n
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