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

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BOLTON: “Yes, I think this is really stunning news, assuming it’s true and the committee will want to verify that, that Kash Patel or anybody else made statements about an operation so sensitive before it was concluded. And by the way, it wouldn’t necessarily have been Kash Patel that would make it public in any case, and I think it demonstrates characteristics that he’s shown in other aspects of his career, and particularly then in the Niger rescue of American hostage that you also recounted, that Mark Esper wrote about in his book. It shows Patel taking roles and making statements that are completely beyond the scope of what NSC staff should be doing. And this is important when you think about him potentially being director of the FBI. You can have a lot of different jobs in government. You have to know what your job is and what your limits are. And Kash Patel, sort of like a climbing weed, just doesn’t show respect for the limits. So I think this new news also demonstrates why it’s so important that there be a full field FBI background and check, really, a competent one available to members of the committee before they vote.”