Kash Patel’s rapid rise in the Trump administration alarmed both appointees and career officials. His singular focus was pleasing Trump, with no fixed ideological plan.
When Patel became chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense, Mark Milley warned him against breaking the law to keep Trump in power, saying 'life looks really shitty from behind bars.'
Attorney General Bill Barr opposed Patel’s potential appointment as deputy director of the FBI, famously declaring, 'Over my dead body' due to concerns over his loyalty to Trump.
Patel's colleagues feared his unpredictability, noting that he was dangerous not because of any set agenda, but due to his complete devotion to Trump’s whims.
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