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A few hours after Activist Charlie Kerke’s murderThe director of the FBI, M -Patel, announced on the Internet that the “man” involved in the murder was in custody. In fact, the offender was not arrested, and two men who were temporarily carried out were quickly released. Utah’s authorities admitted that the offender remained free.
The misleading statement was not just a mistake, but it emphasized the uncertainty regarding the leadership of the patel in critical time for the authority of the FBI and for itself.
Patel is faced with meetings of Congress this week, where he will not only respond to Kirk’s business, but also more wide doubts about his ability to stabilize the law enforcement body, which was divided into political conflicts and internal conflicts.
It is expected that the Democrats will ask him about the removal of senior leaders who led to a court lawsuit, about his perseverance in the complaints of former President Trump, even after the investigation in Russia, as well as the redistribution of resources that have priority in the battle against the battle.
These meetings will be the most important test for the patel, and, possibly, the most obvious opportunity to convince the FBI under his leadership can avoid aggravation of their mistakes during the period of political violence and growing distrust.
“From the skeptical attitude of some members of the Senate, it is extremely important to succeed at the meetings over the supervision,” said Gregori Brauer, a former FBI official at Congress.
The FBI refused to comment on the upcoming testing of the patel.
Incorrect announcement to book a criminal
The case of Kerke’s murder attracted great attention not only from political violence in the United States, but also from the victim’s friendly relations with Trump, Patel and other government personalities.
Since the agents investigated the case, Patel placed on X that “a man for a terrible attack that has deprived Charlie Kerke is now in custody.” The Governor of Utah Spencer Cox said that almost at the same time, “whoever did it,” assuming that the authorities continue to search. Soon after, it turned out that the person who was arrested was already released.
Throughout the operation, Patel allegedly expressed anger in relation to the FBI officers for not quickly informing him, among other things, because he was not immediately shown a photograph of the suspect in the criminal.
In an interview with the FBI, it said that he worked with the local authorities to lead the suspect Tyler Robinson, and that he would remain transparent.
Conservative circles carefully monitored the reaction of the patel. General Christopher Rufo wrote that “the republican has come to evaluate whether Mrs. Patel is the right person to command the FBI.”
Cancellation of the leaders of senior and political permutations
On the same day of the murder, Patel ran into a lawsuit of three high -ranking FBI officials, who were dismissed in August, describing their dismissal of the Trump government.
Among them was Brian Driscol, who, as the deputy director of the FBI, refused to deliver the names of agents who investigated the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Driskol claims in the trial that he was fired after a dispute with a patel according to the requirements of the government in order to be a dismissed government. Trump documents.
This turmoil continues the trend that began before the arrival of the patel, when more than half a dozen of senior leaders was removed, because they were not considered “reliable” for the implementation of Trump’s agenda.
There was a significant update in the leadership of 55 regional offices of the FBI. Some of them have left the stock of shares or retirement, others from the options for blackmail to accept new positions or resign.
New FBI priorities in the Patel
Patel, who greatly criticized the previous leadership of the FBI of Trump’s investigations, restructured the organ, devoting priority to the investigation of one of the main studies of Trump-Russia-Trampa.
At the same time, according to the priorities of the Trump government, at the same time he established the agenda of the fight against road crimes, drug trafficking and illegal immigration. The FBI without hesitation protects aggressive police activities in US cities, which are considered dangerous, while Patel states that thousands of arrests, many of which are associated with immigration, “what is happening when good police officers are doing their jobs.”
Nevertheless, some are concerned that concentration of attention on road crimes may be distracted from investigation of serious public corruption and threats of national security, for which the FBI traditionally bears the main responsibility.