"(2) While he received a classified briefing on potential security threats to U.S. landmarks, Patel was seen scrolling the TMZ feed on Instagram. (3) Patel refused to disembark from an FBI plane at a high-profile crime scene until he was given a size-medium FBI raid jacket; his handlers had to borrow one from a female agent (even then, he demanded that spiffy velcro patches be affixed to the sleeve)."
"Your answers: 3, 5, and 6 are real, while 1, 2, and 4 are not. The fact that that quiz was harder than it should've been speaks to Patel's toxic blend of arrogance, vanity, and outright incompetence. He's humiliating himself, and he's taking the FBI down with him. The aforementioned report is not some anti-Trump Resistance screed. It was written by a group of experienced FBI agents, past and present, for use by the Republican-led House and Senate Judiciary Committees."
Allegations about Kash Patel's first six months as FBI Director describe controversial incidents and personnel actions that undermined agency norms and morale. Specific claims include refusing to disembark an FBI plane without a size-medium raid jacket with velcro patches; demanding polygraph tests of agents who doubted his fitness to carry a firearm; and ordering removal of special messages from agent email signatures while retaining a personal signature proclaiming "#9." Three anecdotal items were identified as true (3, 5, 6) and three as fabricated (1, 2, 4). The claims portray arrogance, vanity, and incompetence damaging institutional credibility.
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