Now that we know the FBI is going to be run by Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, weasel politicians like Sen. Adam Schiff are making it rather obvious their nerves have been rattled.
At least the Democrats still have much of the media on their side to try and spin these kinds of things. Politico is reporting that liberals are now fearful Patel and Bongino will highly politicize the bureau, and we could barely write that without laughing considering what we've seen over the last several years:
Politico reports the Patel/Bongino appointments have been met with 'utter despair by liberals, who had already grown fearful of a highly politicized FBI.' Can anyone argue with a straight face that the FBI has *not* been highly politicized for years? https://t.co/0eYO0y1Ekt
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 24, 2025
Liberals in "utter despair" can't be a bad sign:
Needless to say … Bongino’s appointment alongside Patel is being met with unrestrained glee by Trump supporters — “the WWE never constructed a tag-team better,” tweeted Matt Gaetz — and with utter despair by liberals, who had already grown fearful of a highly politicized FBI. Bongino can at least point to significant law-and-order experience in his previous roles, though critics accuse him of propagating falsehoods and conspiracy theories during his broadcast career. (NBC’s Ken Dilanian reckons current and former FBI types are “appalled.”) Whichever side of the political fence you’re on, this is truly unchartered territory for the feds.
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"Liberals, who had already grown fearful of a highly politicized FBI."
No, Politico, they're fearful because liberals can no longer weaponize the FBI against their political opponents. But the Dems will appreciate Politico playing along with ridiculous suggestions that the FBI hadn't been previously politicized.
The politicization of the FBI has been so baked in for so long that removing politics makes it look like politics to those who have benefited from the long-standing bias. https://t.co/H6qwWXDn80
— Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) February 24, 2025
By "politicize" Politico means that Patel and Bongino will hold people accountable. The new Deputy Director of the FBI made that clear on his final podcast before starting the new job:
“I’m not letting this go.”pic.twitter.com/H1wYeFNfE7
— Katie Scarlett (@Katiescarlet2) February 24, 2025
Pass the popcorn.
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