Fears grow FBI head Kash Patel isn't taking his job seriously as he skips morning briefings

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Source: The Independent

Friday 09 May 2025 18:06 BST


Fears are growing that FBI Director Kash Patel is not taking the job as seriously as he should be, after reportedly upending the normal briefing schedule and spending much of his time hanging out with celebrities at sporting events. Directors of the bureau typically attend a daily 8.30 a.m. meeting during which they are briefed on the most significant intelligence and law enforcement information, collated by thousands of analysts.

On Wednesday afternoons, the FBI boss also typically holds a secure video teleconference with the leaders of national field offices to share information about bureau priorities.

However, sources told NBC News that unlike his predecessors, Patel has taken to shifting the daily morning briefing to just two days a week. The sources – two current officials with direct knowledge and two former FBI and Justice Department officials – said he has also stopped the Wednesday conference.

His behavior has raised concerns that he is not taking his position seriously, the sources said, adding that those who worked on the daily morning briefings had been told that the schedule was changed because Patel sometimes failed to arrive on time. Patel has been pictured alongside his boss Donald Trump and other celebrities, at various events including the UFC. He’s a clear fan, after it was previously reported that he considered bringing in trainers from the UFC to beef up agents’ martial arts and self-defense skills.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/fbi-kash-patel-briefings-ufc-sports-b2748086.html

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Full headline: Fears grow FBI head Kash Patel isn’t taking his job seriously as he skips morning briefings and frequently attends UFC fights

[NoMoreRepugs]

1. Hmmmm, put ASSHATS and CLOWNS into sensitive positions and wonder if they'll take the job seriously?

Let me ponder that one for a few months at least........

[Basso8vb]

2. Unqualified nazi hacks don't take their jobs seriously.

[BoRaGard]

3. "At least I'm not sucking up tax money for Gourmet G.O.P. Golffe." - Kashy P. (R)

"Like other G,O.P. dipshits. I'm just sucking it up for casino yucks." - Kashy P (R)

[Klarkashton]

4. He is a do nothing wise ass bastard.

[RockRaven]

5. How the heck do "fears grow" about something which is an indisputably established fact?

[Ocelot II]

6. Maybe that's a good thing; who knows what he'd get up to if he did take his job seriously?

[Javaman]

7. children pretending to be adults. nt