John Bolton: Kash Patel Is Like a ‘Climbing Weed’ Who Doesn’t Know Limits of Job

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Back in ░░░░░░░░ former national security adviser ░░░░░░░░ Bolton wrote an op ░░░░░░░░ about Trump s pick ░░░░░░░░ FBI director Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ was titled Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ t belong at the ░░░░░░░░ Couldn t be more ░░░░░░░░ than that And in ░░░░░░░░ bolton wrote this I ░░░░░░░░ I didn t fully ░░░░░░░░ Mr Patel s threat ░░░░░░░░ but we are now ░░░░░░░░ fairly warned senators won ░░░░░░░░ escape history s judgment ░░░░░░░░ they vote to confirm ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ to say that assessment ░░░░░░░░ bolton was likely only ░░░░░░░░ today given the concerning ░░░░░░░░ about patel s role ░░░░░░░░ a sensitive hostage rescue ░░░░░░░░ Bolton joins me now ░░░░░░░░ bolton thank you for ░░░░░░░░ the time I just ░░░░░░░░ this new whistleblower report ░░░░░░░░ s alleging that Kash ░░░░░░░░ put at risk the ░░░░░░░░ of two Americans held ░░░░░░░░ by Iranian backed militants ░░░░░░░░ Yemen by speaking publicly ░░░░░░░░ it And as I ░░░░░░░░ noted and you know ░░░░░░░░ well from from being ░░░░░░░░ part of these discussions ░░░░░░░░ the small group of ░░░░░░░░ around the president who ░░░░░░░░ in the know these ░░░░░░░░ very highly sensitive negotiations ░░░░░░░░ any administration democratic or ░░░░░░░░ And so I just ░░░░░░░░ to ask you you ░░░░░░░░ obviously expressed your concern ░░░░░░░░ patel previously but given ░░░░░░░░ whistleblower report given what ░░░░░░░░ ve learned about his ░░░░░░░░ in these hostage reporting ░░░░░░░░ these hostage negotiations do ░░░░░░░░ think members of the ░░░░░░░░ Republicans especially should be ░░░░░░░░ about these pieces Yes ░░░░░░░░ think this is really ░░░░░░░░ news assuming it s ░░░░░░░░ and the committee will ░░░░░░░░ to verify that that ░░░░░░░░ Patel or anybody else ░░░░░░░░ statements about an operation ░░░░░░░░ sensitive before it was ░░░░░░░░ And by the Way ░░░░░░░░ Wouldn t necessarily have ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel That Would ░░░░░░░░ it public in any ░░░░░░░░ And I think It ░░░░░░░░ characteristics that he s ░░░░░░░░ in other aspects of ░░░░░░░░ career and particularly then ░░░░░░░░ the niger rescue of ░░░░░░░░ hostage that that you ░░░░░░░░ recounted that Mark Esper ░░░░░░░░ about in his book ░░░░░░░░ shows patel Taking roles ░░░░░░░░ making statements that are ░░░░░░░░ Beyond the scope of ░░░░░░░░ nsc staff should be ░░░░░░░░ And this is important ░░░░░░░░ You Think about Him ░░░░░░░░ Being Director of the ░░░░░░░░ you Can have a ░░░░░░░░ of Different jobs in ░░░░░░░░ You have to know ░░░░░░░░ your job Is and ░░░░░░░░ your limits are And ░░░░░░░░ Patel is sort Of ░░░░░░░░ A climbing weed Just ░░░░░░░░ t Show respect For ░░░░░░░░ limits So I think ░░░░░░░░ new News also demonstrates ░░░░░░░░ it s so important ░░░░░░░░ There be a Full ░░░░░░░░ FBI background Check really ░░░░░░░░ competent One available To ░░░░░░░░ Of the committee Before ░░░░░░░░ vote What do you ░░░░░░░░ they Ask him about ░░░░░░░░ story During the hearing ░░░░░░░░ I think They should ░░░░░░░░ him through it You ░░░░░░░░ There used to Be ░░░░░░░░ in Confirmation hearings Where ░░░░░░░░ wasn t Just one ░░░░░░░░ Of questions for each ░░░░░░░░ or even two rounds ░░░░░░░░ d go On until ░░░░░░░░ Senators were finished It ░░░░░░░░ like the Democrats don ░░░░░░░░ Know How to Play ░░░░░░░░ game anymore And patel ░░░░░░░░ get through it And ░░░░░░░░ do think that As ░░░░░░░░ Esper Recounts in his ░░░░░░░░ Dealing that second Rescue ░░░░░░░░ That his take was ░░░░░░░░ patel had just lied ░░░░░░░░ but no one could ░░░░░░░░ prove it I mean ░░░░░░░░ these are serious concerns ░░░░░░░░ you were thinking about ░░░░░░░░ Anybody simply to be ░░░░░░░░ line Attorney and a ░░░░░░░░ General counsel s office ░░░░░░░░ in a law Firm ░░░░░░░░ Less to be Director ░░░░░░░░ the FBI Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ the FBI director is ░░░░░░░░ the small circle of ░░░░░░░░ who would know about ░░░░░░░░ operations which is important ░░░░░░░░ people to know too ░░░░░░░░ me ask you, Donald