How Kash Patel Is Changing The FBI’s Mission
Episode Date: November 19, 2025‘New Yorker’ staff writer Marc Fisher says Kash Patel became FBI director without senior law enforcement experience because of his loyalty to Trump an...
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630 episodes transcribed‘New Yorker’ staff writer Marc Fisher says Kash Patel became FBI director without senior law enforcement experience because of his loyalty to Trump an...
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