Kash Patel suggested on September 15, 2026, that FBI agents could be deployed to polling stations, though federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel at voting locations. The proposal drew criticism on social media.
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Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
Patel’s plan to use FBI agents to intimidate voters and election workers may have been overshadowed by his stirring defense of a new FBI policy that allows it to hire people who have engaged in bestiality. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u... Federal law prohibits armed federal officers or military personnel from being deployed to polling stations.
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