FBI Director Kash Patel Defends Relaxed Hiring Policy on Bestiality

FBI Director Kash Patel defended a revised hiring policy that no longer automatically disqualifies applicants who have engaged in bestiality, sparking sharp questioning from Senator John Kennedy at a September 15 Senate oversight hearing. The policy change drew criticism for potentially lowering standards amid the FBI's recruitment challenges.

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Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality

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Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality US politics live – latest updates FBI director Kash Patel defended his agency’s decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality, arguing the FBI “did not want to punish victims of bestiality” by automatically disqualifying them. The unusual top

If you think about it, this makes total sense coming from a government that has removed # EnvironmentalProtections from # EndangeredSpecies . I guess "FUCK THE ANIMALS" is the new tagline for the # tr

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If you think about it, this makes total sense coming from a government that has removed # EnvironmentalProtections from # EndangeredSpecies . I guess "FUCK THE ANIMALS" is the new tagline for the # trump administration? Maybe it's just "FUCK ANIMALS" in general. 😠 Nothing shocks me anymore. # KashPatel defends # FBI # hiring # policy on applicants who have engaged in # bestiality https://www. the

'Why did you do this?' Patel put on the spot by baffled GOP senator on bestiality move

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'Why did you do this?' Patel put on the spot by baffled GOP senator on bestiality move www.rawstory.com/patel-beasti... FBI Director Kash Patel and a Republican senator went around in circles during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday morning about the agency’s stance on agents and acts of bestiality.After ...

FBI's Patel defends change in 'bestiality' hiring practice as lawmakers seek answers

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( I think the rule lumps prostitution And/or bestiality as one category. Supposedly, wanting to make former sex workers able to work for ths FBI is the real goal. Please correct me if I have it wrong ) www.reuters.com/legal/govern... FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers on Tuesday he changed the bureau's hiring standards to eliminate bestiality as an automatic disqualifier because he did not wan

Bewilderment after bonkers Kash Patel grilling on new bestiality FBI policy: ‘I’m sorry?'

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We knew they were OK with shooting the dogs, but I think we're all a little surprised that now they're OK with FUCKING THE DOGS! Is that why they were so worried immigrants were eating pets? Did they think immigrants were going to cook Rover, the MAGA fuck-buddy? www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2... FBI Director Kash Patel sparked mass confusion Tuesday after being grilled by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)

FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearing

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Patel: "They then explained to me people were forced into it and applied to the FBI and so I thought they should be considered." They: My friend Joe f**ked this sheep once but still wants to be an FBI agent so can we change the rules? FBI Director Kash Patel is defending the bureau’s loosening of hiring requirements regarding prostitution and bestiality, saying the changes were meant to enable vic

Kash Patel Defends FBI’s Loosened Hiring Standards Allowing Applicants Who Engaged In Bestiality

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The big question is why?? #usaclownshow #moredumfuckeryusaversion #isamerikkkagreatagain #lmao #betterandbetter #dumbshittheusadoes Kash Patel Defends FBI’s Loosened Hiring Standards Allowing Applicants Who Engaged In Bestiality Senators questioned Patel about the policy during a hearing Tuesday, after previously sending a letter demanding documents.

Kash Patel defends FBI’s questionable hiring standards

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www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... FBI Director Kash Patel appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Tuesday, where ranking Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin asked about a recent report saying the bureau lifted...

GOP Senator Dumbfounded as Kash Patel Defends FBI Bestiality Policy

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...proof that we really do have morons governing America. meidasnews.com/news/gop-sen... The FBI director repeatedly argued that people could be “forced” into bestiality as Sen. John Kennedy struggled to make sense of the bureau’s new hiring standards.

Kash Patel Stands Up for “Victims” of Bestiality

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cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/28517588 > > FBI Director Kash Patel might be the most ludicrous, scandal-dogged Donald Trump henchman in this incompetent, embarrassing second administration. An Atlantic report on Patel in April chronicled a pattern of heavy drinking, odd behavior, and mysterious absences—it was headlined “The FBI Director Is MIA.” Representative Jamie Raskin is investi

Kash Patel Refuses to Take a Republican’s Lifeline

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How many folks do you know who’ve had sex with animals ? I’ve been around a long time : 0! “Patel replied that sometimes human traffickers force victims to engage in bestiality & that the FBI did not want to disqualify victims—even though guidelines don’t make” www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... The FBI director allowed a Senate hearing to turn into a discussion of bestiality.