Patel: FBI Agents in Washington Will Be Sent to the Field to Fight Violent Crime

GOWDY All right Director ░░░░░░░░ have been very intentional ░░░░░░░░ moving agents out of ░░░░░░░░ C and back into ░░░░░░░░ field which is where ░░░░░░░░ really ought to be ░░░░░░░░ is that important to ░░░░░░░░ PATEL Well Trey you ░░░░░░░░ this is my first ░░░░░░░░ appearance since taking the ░░░░░░░░ and I m glad ░░░░░░░░ it s on your ░░░░░░░░ show And what I ░░░░░░░░ to do is highlight ░░░░░░░░ the American public that ░░░░░░░░ is 38000 employees at ░░░░░░░░ FBI If you take ░░░░░░░░ national capital region as ░░░░░░░░ folks around Washington D ░░░░░░░░ the 50 mile radius ░░░░░░░░ Washington D C we ░░░░░░░░ 11000 employees for the ░░░░░░░░ in that 50 mile ░░░░░░░░ give or take and ░░░░░░░░ third of the crime ░░░░░░░░ t happen in this ░░░░░░░░ A large portion of ░░░░░░░░ of my priorities fighting ░░░░░░░░ crime crushing narco traffickers ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl overdoses is happening ░░░░░░░░ Anytown U S A ░░░░░░░░ this country and they ░░░░░░░░ resources in the form ░░░░░░░░ just of money but ░░░░░░░░ So we will reorient ░░░░░░░░ assets in Washington we ░░░░░░░░ look at is strategically ░░░░░░░░ we ve been doing ░░░░░░░░ last month and send ░░░░░░░░ gents and analysts and ░░░░░░░░ O S operatives into ░░░░░░░░ field to take on ░░░░░░░░ violent crime explosion that ░░░░░░░░ occurred over these last ░░░░░░░░ or five years and ░░░░░░░░ make sure that every ░░░░░░░░ and every county be ░░░░░░░░ in my hometown of ░░░░░░░░ Vegas Nevada or up ░░░░░░░░ Montana or Kansas or ░░░░░░░░ or Maine it s ░░░░░░░░ safe and secure And ░░░░░░░░ best way to do ░░░░░░░░ is through a proper ░░░░░░░░ of force with the ░░░░░░░░ men and women who ░░░░░░░░ this job so courageously ░░░░░░░░ day out in the ░░░░░░░░ fighting crime.”