MSNBC opinion author Hayes Brown mentioned Sunday that President-elect Trump’s choose for the top of the FBI, Kash Patel, “could be like when you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover.”
“Kash Patel as FBI director would be like if you crossed Alex Jones with J. Edgar Hoover, in terms of just how much he would want to ignore precedent and the constraints that have been put onto the FBI over the years,” Brown advised journalist Sam Stein on MSNBC, in a clip highlighted by Mediaite.
The selection of Patel because the FBI head has resulted in combined reactions from lawmakers and ex-officials. Republicans, nevertheless, have praised Patel’s choice.
“It’s a terrible development for the men and women of the FBI and also for the nation that depends on a highly functioning professional independent Federal Bureau of Investigation,” former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe mentioned Saturday.
In a Saturday submit on Fact Social, Trump referred to as his FBI head choose “a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.”
“He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution,” he added.
Patel has a historical past of pushing for mass firings, notably on the FBI and Justice Division, and the rescinding of safety clearances for many who investigated Trump throughout his 2016 presidential bid.
“Kash Patel displays the one thing Donald Trump cares about, which is loyalty,” Brown mentioned Saturday. “He has been through, with Trump, by his side, thick and thin, since before he was even a part [of the administration.]”
The Hill has reached out to the Trump transition staff and Jones’s Infowars for remark.