Kash Patel: We’re Seeing Huge Numbers of FBI Applications, About 2,500 Per Month

BAIER We re joined ░░░░░░░░ FBI Director Kash Patel ░░░░░░░░ so much for the ░░░░░░░░ PATEL Welcome to Quantico ░░░░░░░░ BAIER This hasn t ░░░░░░░░ on TV this kind ░░░░░░░░ behind the scenes This ░░░░░░░░ where an FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ an analyst starts their ░░░░░░░░ right PATEL Absolutely The ░░░░░░░░ grade facilities that we ░░░░░░░░ trying to dedicate to ░░░░░░░░ men and women who ░░░░░░░░ to join the FBI ░░░░░░░░ some upgrading as well ░░░░░░░░ the standards that we ░░░░░░░░ them to meet the ░░░░░░░░ crime And all of ░░░░░░░░ is engineered right here ░░░░░░░░ Quantico Virginia and we ░░░░░░░░ thrilled that you re ░░░░░░░░ here for behind the ░░░░░░░░ BAIER Yeah So applications ░░░░░░░░ be an FBI agent ░░░░░░░░ in March it was ░░░░░░░░ 5 600 The last ░░░░░░░░ the bureau saw monthly ░░░░░░░░ like this was back ░░░░░░░░ April 26 But you ░░░░░░░░ seeing big numbers PATEL ░░░░░░░░ re seeing huge numbers ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ large part to the ░░░░░░░░ s response on which ░░░░░░░░ the FBI wants to ░░░░░░░░ Last year alone the ░░░░░░░░ for per month application ░░░░░░░░ about 2 500 applicants ░░░░░░░░ month The first two ░░░░░░░░ months of applicants we ░░░░░░░░ had since I ve ░░░░░░░░ in the seat we ░░░░░░░░ 5 700 applicants a ░░░░░░░░ So that shows me ░░░░░░░░ s an excitement for ░░░░░░░░ American citizen to join ░░░░░░░░ Bureau.”