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WaPo’s Ignatius Laments Kash Patel Will Have the Power to ‘Listen Into Phone Calls’ of People He Doesn’t Like
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MSNBC / MS NOW
Name: MSNBC / MS NOW
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
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Morning Joe
Name: Morning Joe
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/
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Willie Geist
, David Ignatius
Name: Willie Geist
Employment: MSNBC
Position: Co-Host
Name: David Ignatius
Employment: Washington Post
Position: Associate editor and Columnist
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12/03/2024 07:49 am
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Alex (staff)
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GEIST And back to ░░░░░░░░ thought about Christopher Wray ░░░░░░░░ reason FBI directors get ░░░░░░░░ terms is because that ░░░░░░░░ supposed to be insulated ░░░░░░░░ politics By definition it ░░░░░░░░ at least two presidencies ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump as you ░░░░░░░░ appointed Christopher Wray in ░░░░░░░░ He is supposed to ░░░░░░░░ a term that goes ░░░░░░░░ 2027 He said he ░░░░░░░░ going to fire him ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel is a ░░░░░░░░ who is really the ░░░░░░░░ distillation of MAGA energy ░░░░░░░░ is a loyalist to ░░░░░░░░ end of Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ entire being his entire ░░░░░░░░ persona his entire life ░░░░░░░░ been in the last ░░░░░░░░ or so in support ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and attacking ░░░░░░░░ perceived enemies as you ░░░░░░░░ and perpetuating conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ job of FBI director ░░░░░░░░ deadly serious because their ░░░░░░░░ is deadly serious and ░░░░░░░░ that should not be ░░░░░░░░ as an appointment of ░░░░░░░░ loyalist a friend to ░░░░░░░░ perceived enemies But that ░░░░░░░░ what Donald Trump has ░░░░░░░░ here Open question whether ░░░░░░░░ Senate goes along with ░░░░░░░░ David you actually profiled ░░░░░░░░ Patel a few years ░░░░░░░░ For people that don ░░░░░░░░ know him in the ░░░░░░░░ you detail how Patel ░░░░░░░░ from being an obscure ░░░░░░░░ staffer to a key ░░░░░░░░ in Trump s battle ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community So ░░░░░░░░ more should people know ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel as we ░░░░░░░░ this process IGNATIUS I ░░░░░░░░ Willie the main thing ░░░░░░░░ that he is most ░░░░░░░░ extreme in his loyalty ░░░░░░░░ of Trump s entourage ░░░░░░░░ I encountered When he ░░░░░░░░ sent to the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ chief of staff under ░░░░░░░░ Miller in a brief ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ serving under Secretary Miller ░░░░░░░░ came with a very ░░░░░░░░ and focused agenda This ░░░░░░░░ what President Trump wants ░░░░░░░░ to do He was ░░░░░░░░ there to run the ░░░░░░░░ as chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ the usual way He ░░░░░░░░ there to conduct specific ░░░░░░░░ goals There was a ░░░░░░░░ of them that he ░░░░░░░░ Trump wanted troops removed ░░░░░░░░ various battlefields around the ░░░░░░░░ Patel tried his best ░░░░░░░░ in most cases failed ░░░░░░░░ get those troops out ░░░░░░░░ the way He wanted ░░░░░░░░ install a Trump loyalist ░░░░░░░░ a key position at ░░░░░░░░ National Security Agency one ░░░░░░░░ our most sensitive intelligence ░░░░░░░░ facilities He talked with ░░░░░░░░ CIA about reducing the ░░░░░░░░ support for CIA operations ░░░░░░░░ whole string of things ░░░░░░░░ made clear to the ░░░░░░░░ that he was working ░░░░░░░░ at the Pentagon that ░░░░░░░░ was not there to ░░░░░░░░ the normal job of ░░░░░░░░ a chief of staff ░░░░░░░░ to do the president ░░░░░░░░ bidding And I think ░░░░░░░░ s of concern when ░░░░░░░░ think about him as ░░░░░░░░ FBI director the FBI ░░░░░░░░ has extraordinary powers to ░░░░░░░░ surveillance on American citizens ░░░░░░░░ those powers to listen ░░░░░░░░ phone calls and read ░░░░░░░░ so to speak would ░░░░░░░░ directed by somebody who ░░░░░░░░ shown that he has ░░░░░░░░ very political agenda And ░░░░░░░░ you said in his ░░░░░░░░ he had an enemies ░░░░░░░░
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