Andrew McCabe: ‘No Part of the FBI’s Mission Is Safe with Kash Patel in Any Position of Leadership’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Because that ░░░░░░░░ kind of been the ░░░░░░░░ as Trump wants someone ░░░░░░░░ can get confirmed by ░░░░░░░░ Senate I mean especially ░░░░░░░░ what played out today ░░░░░░░░ also he wants someone ░░░░░░░░ is going to go ░░░░░░░░ there and do what ░░░░░░░░ wants And he s ░░░░░░░░ encouraged by a lot ░░░░░░░░ people on the right ░░░░░░░░ to put Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ What would a combination ░░░░░░░░ that look like Do ░░░░░░░░ think so in my ░░░░░░░░ Caitlyn I know part ░░░░░░░░ the FBI s mission ░░░░░░░░ safe with Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ any position of leadership ░░░░░░░░ the FBI and certainly ░░░░░░░░ in the deputy director ░░░░░░░░ job So just as ░░░░░░░░ as an example the ░░░░░░░░ director job in the ░░░░░░░░ is unique because of ░░░░░░░░ the director is a ░░░░░░░░ appointee And the and ░░░░░░░░ deputy director is typically ░░░░░░░░ senior FBI agent someone ░░░░░░░░ spent their entire career ░░░░░░░░ about the FBI understanding ░░░░░░░░ people and doing its ░░░░░░░░ So the deputy director ░░░░░░░░ runs the FBI on ░░░░░░░░ day to day basis ░░░░░░░░ re essentially the chief ░░░░░░░░ officer I can tell ░░░░░░░░ from my own experience ░░░░░░░░ is no way I ░░░░░░░░ have successfully performed in ░░░░░░░░ role without having spent ░░░░░░░░ first 10 years of ░░░░░░░░ career doing criminal work ░░░░░░░░ the FBI In the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years doing national ░░░░░░░░ work The scope of ░░░░░░░░ is enormous I think ░░░░░░░░ had about 78 or ░░░░░░░░ direct reports when I ░░░░░░░░ as FBI director deputy ░░░░░░░░ 56 of those people ░░░░░░░░ the entire field offices ░░░░░░░░ you are enmeshed in ░░░░░░░░ aspect of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ work if you enter ░░░░░░░░ that position with nothing ░░░░░░░░ than a desire to ░░░░░░░░ and destroy the organization ░░░░░░░░ there is a lot ░░░░░░░░ damage Someone like Kash ░░░░░░░░ could do in a ░░░░░░░░ like deputy director at ░░░░░░░░ FBI you mentioned that ░░░░░░░░ is a political job ░░░░░░░░ it in there RUSH ░░░░░░░░ Because that s kind ░░░░░░░░ been the struggle as ░░░░░░░░ wants someone who can ░░░░░░░░ confirmed by the Senate ░░░░░░░░ mean especially given what ░░░░░░░░ out today but also ░░░░░░░░ wants someone who is ░░░░░░░░ to go in there ░░░░░░░░ do what he wants ░░░░░░░░ he s been encouraged ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ the right to to ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel in What ░░░░░░░░ a combination of that ░░░░░░░░ like Do you think ░░░░░░░░ in my estimation Caitlyn ░░░░░░░░ know part of the ░░░░░░░░ s mission is safe ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel in any ░░░░░░░░ of leadership in the ░░░░░░░░ and certainly not in ░░░░░░░░ deputy director s job ░░░░░░░░ just as a as ░░░░░░░░ example the deputy director ░░░░░░░░ in the FBI is ░░░░░░░░ because of course the ░░░░░░░░ is a political appointee ░░░░░░░░ the and the deputy ░░░░░░░░ is typically a senior ░░░░░░░░ agent someone who spent ░░░░░░░░ entire career learning about ░░░░░░░░ FBI understanding its people ░░░░░░░░ doing its work So ░░░░░░░░ deputy director actually runs ░░░░░░░░ FBI on a day ░░░░░░░░ day basis You re ░░░░░░░░ the chief operating officer ░░░░░░░░ can tell you from ░░░░░░░░ own experience there is ░░░░░░░░ way I could have ░░░░░░░░ performed in that role ░░░░░░░░ having spent the first ░░░░░░░░ years of my career ░░░░░░░░ criminal work in the ░░░░░░░░ In the next 10 ░░░░░░░░ doing national security work ░░░░░░░░ scope of authority is ░░░░░░░░ I think I had ░░░░░░░░ 78 or 80 direct ░░░░░░░░ when I served as ░░░░░░░░ director deputy director 56 ░░░░░░░░ those people ran the ░░░░░░░░ field offices So you ░░░░░░░░ enmeshed in every aspect ░░░░░░░░ the FBI s work ░░░░░░░░ you enter into that ░░░░░░░░ with nothing more than ░░░░░░░░ desire to disrupt and ░░░░░░░░ the organization Um there ░░░░░░░░ a lot of damage ░░░░░░░░ like Kash Patel could ░░░░░░░░ in a position like ░░░░░░░░ director at the FBI ░░░░░░░░ mentioned that director is ░░░░░░░░ political job puts it ░░░░░░░░ there RUSH TRANSCRIPT Because ░░░░░░░░ s kind of been ░░░░░░░░ struggle as Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ who can get confirmed ░░░░░░░░ the Senate I mean ░░░░░░░░ given what played out ░░░░░░░░ but also he wants ░░░░░░░░ who is going to ░░░░░░░░ in there and do ░░░░░░░░ he wants And he ░░░░░░░░ been encouraged by a ░░░░░░░░ of people on the ░░░░░░░░ to to put Kash ░░░░░░░░ in What would a ░░░░░░░░ of that look like ░░░░░░░░ you think so in ░░░░░░░░ estimation Caitlyn I know ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI s ░░░░░░░░ is safe with Kash ░░░░░░░░ in any position of ░░░░░░░░ in the FBI and ░░░░░░░░ not in the deputy ░░░░░░░░ s job So just ░░░░░░░░ a as an example ░░░░░░░░ deputy director job in ░░░░░░░░ FBI is unique because ░░░░░░░░ course the director is ░░░░░░░░ political appointee And the ░░░░░░░░ the deputy director is ░░░░░░░░ a senior FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ who spent their entire ░░░░░░░░ learning about the FBI ░░░░░░░░ its people and doing ░░░░░░░░ work So the deputy ░░░░░░░░ actually runs the FBI ░░░░░░░░ a day to day ░░░░░░░░ You re essentially the ░░░░░░░░ operating officer I can ░░░░░░░░ you from my own ░░░░░░░░ there is no way ░░░░░░░░ could have successfully performed ░░░░░░░░ that role without having ░░░░░░░░ the first 10 years ░░░░░░░░ my career doing criminal ░░░░░░░░ in the FBI In ░░░░░░░░ next 10 years doing ░░░░░░░░ security work The scope ░░░░░░░░ authority is enormous I ░░░░░░░░ I had about 78 ░░░░░░░░ 80 direct reports when ░░░░░░░░ served as FBI director ░░░░░░░░ director 56 of those ░░░░░░░░ ran the entire field ░░░░░░░░ So you are enmeshed ░░░░░░░░ every aspect of the ░░░░░░░░ s work if you ░░░░░░░░ into that position with ░░░░░░░░ more than a desire ░░░░░░░░ disrupt and destroy the ░░░░░░░░ Um there is a ░░░░░░░░ of damage Someone like ░░░░░░░░ Patel could do in ░░░░░░░░ position like deputy director ░░░░░░░░ the FBI you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ director is a political ░░░░░░░░ puts it in there ░░░░░░░░ TRANSCRIPT Because that s ░░░░░░░░ of been the struggle ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants someone who ░░░░░░░░ get confirmed by the ░░░░░░░░ I mean especially given ░░░░░░░░ played out today but ░░░░░░░░ he wants someone who ░░░░░░░░ going to go in ░░░░░░░░ and do what he ░░░░░░░░ And he s been ░░░░░░░░ by a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on the right to ░░░░░░░░ put Kash Patel in ░░░░░░░░ would a combination of ░░░░░░░░ look like Do you ░░░░░░░░ so in my estimation ░░░░░░░░ I know part of ░░░░░░░░ FBI s mission is ░░░░░░░░ with Kash Patel in ░░░░░░░░ position of leadership in ░░░░░░░░ FBI and certainly not ░░░░░░░░ the deputy director s ░░░░░░░░ So just as a ░░░░░░░░ an example the deputy ░░░░░░░░ job in the FBI ░░░░░░░░ unique because of course ░░░░░░░░ director is a political ░░░░░░░░ And the and the ░░░░░░░░ director is typically a ░░░░░░░░ FBI agent someone who ░░░░░░░░ their entire career learning ░░░░░░░░ the FBI understanding its ░░░░░░░░ and doing its work ░░░░░░░░ the deputy director actually ░░░░░░░░ the FBI on a ░░░░░░░░ to day basis You ░░░░░░░░ essentially the chief operating ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ my own experience there ░░░░░░░░ no way I could ░░░░░░░░ successfully performed in that ░░░░░░░░ without having spent the ░░░░░░░░ 10 years of my ░░░░░░░░ doing criminal work in ░░░░░░░░ FBI In the next ░░░░░░░░ years doing national security ░░░░░░░░ The scope of authority ░░░░░░░░ enormous I think I ░░░░░░░░ about 78 or 80 ░░░░░░░░ reports when I served ░░░░░░░░ FBI director deputy director ░░░░░░░░ of those people ran ░░░░░░░░ entire field offices So ░░░░░░░░ are enmeshed in every ░░░░░░░░ of the FBI s ░░░░░░░░ if you enter into ░░░░░░░░ position with nothing more ░░░░░░░░ a desire to disrupt ░░░░░░░░ destroy the organization Um ░░░░░░░░ is a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Someone like Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ do in a position ░░░░░░░░ deputy director at the ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned that director ░░░░░░░░ a political job puts ░░░░░░░░ in there.