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Related: About this forumKash Patel as FBI director? From multiple sources this looks like his intent is not to protect but attack.
In his 2022 book, Government Gangsters, Kash Patel lists 60 individuals he identifies as "members of the executive branch deep state." This list includes a range of political figures, government officials, and public servants from various administrations. Here is the complete list:
Michael Atkinson (former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community)
Lloyd Austin (Defense Secretary under President Joe Biden)
Brian Auten (Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, FBI)
James Baker (former General Counsel for the FBI and former Deputy General Counsel at Twitter)
Bill Barr (former Attorney General under Trump)
John Bolton (former National Security Adviser under Trump)
Stephen Boyd (former Chief of Legislative Affairs, FBI)
Joe Biden (President of the United States)
John Brennan (former CIA Director under President Barack Obama)
John Carlin (Acting Deputy Attorney General, previously led DOJs National Security Division under Trump)
Eric Ciaramella (former National Security Council staffer, Obama and Trump administrations)
Pat Cipollone (former White House Counsel under Trump)
James Clapper (Obamas Director of National Intelligence)
Hillary Clinton (former Secretary of State and presidential candidate)
James Comey (former FBI Director)
Elizabeth Dibble (former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, London)
Mark Esper (former Secretary of Defense under Trump)
Alyssa Farah (former Director of Strategic Communications under Trump)
Evelyn Farkas (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia under Obama)
Sarah Isgur Flores (former DOJ Head of Communications under Trump)
Merrick Garland (Attorney General under Biden)
Stephanie Grisham (former Press Secretary under Trump)
Kamala Harris (Vice President under Biden; former presidential candidate)
Gina Haspel (CIA Director under Trump)
Fiona Hill (former staffer on the National Security Council)
Curtis Heide (FBI Agent)
Eric Holder (former Attorney General under Obama)
Robert Hur (Special Counsel who investigated Biden over mishandling of classified documents)
Cassidy Hutchinson (aide to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows)
Nina Jankowicz (former Executive Director, Disinformation Governance Board under Biden)
Lois Lerner (former IRS Director under Obama)
Loretta Lynch (former Attorney General under Obama)
Charles Kupperman (former Deputy National Security Adviser under Trump)
General Kenneth McKenzie, ret. (former Commander of United States Central Command)
Andrew McCabe (former FBI Deputy Director under Trump)
Ryan McCarthy (former Secretary of the Army under Trump)
Mary McCord (former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security under Obama)
Denis McDonough (former Chief of Staff for Obama, Secretary of Veterans Affairs under Biden)
General Mark Milley, ret. (former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Lisa Monaco (Deputy Attorney General under Biden)
Sally Moyer (former Supervisory Attorney, FBI)
Robert Mueller (former FBI Director, Special Counsel for Russiagate)
Bruce Ohr (former Associate Deputy Attorney General under Obama and Trump)
Nellie Ohr (wife of Bruce Ohr and former CIA employee)
Lisa Page (former Legal Counsel for Deputy Director Andrew McCabe at FBI under Obama and Trump; exchanged texts about Trump with Peter Strzok)
Pat Philbin (former Deputy White House Counsel under Trump)
John Podesta (former Counselor to Obama; Senior Adviser to Biden on Climate Policy)
Samantha Power (former Ambassador to the United Nations under Obama, Administrator of USAID under Biden)
Bill Priestap (former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, FBI under Obama)
Susan Rice (former National Security Adviser under Obama, Director of the Domestic Policy Council under Biden)
Rod Rosenstein (former Deputy Attorney General under Trump)
Peter Strzok (former Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, FBI under Obama and Trump; exchanged texts about Trump with Lisa Page)
Jake Sullivan (National Security Adviser under President Joe Biden)
Michael Sussmann (former Legal Representative, Democratic National Committee)
Miles Taylor (former DHS official under Trump; penned New York Times op-ed critical of Trump under the byline Anonymous)
Timothy Thibault (former Assistant Special Agent, FBI)
Andrew Weissmann
Michael Atkinson (former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community)
Lloyd Austin (Defense Secretary under President Joe Biden)
Brian Auten (Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, FBI)
James Baker (former General Counsel for the FBI and former Deputy General Counsel at Twitter)
Bill Barr (former Attorney General under Trump)
John Bolton (former National Security Adviser under Trump)
Stephen Boyd (former Chief of Legislative Affairs, FBI)
Joe Biden (President of the United States)
John Brennan (former CIA Director under President Barack Obama)
John Carlin (Acting Deputy Attorney General, previously led DOJs National Security Division under Trump)
Eric Ciaramella (former National Security Council staffer, Obama and Trump administrations)
Pat Cipollone (former White House Counsel under Trump)
James Clapper (Obamas Director of National Intelligence)
Hillary Clinton (former Secretary of State and presidential candidate)
James Comey (former FBI Director)
Elizabeth Dibble (former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, London)
Mark Esper (former Secretary of Defense under Trump)
Alyssa Farah (former Director of Strategic Communications under Trump)
Evelyn Farkas (former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia under Obama)
Sarah Isgur Flores (former DOJ Head of Communications under Trump)
Merrick Garland (Attorney General under Biden)
Stephanie Grisham (former Press Secretary under Trump)
Kamala Harris (Vice President under Biden; former presidential candidate)
Gina Haspel (CIA Director under Trump)
Fiona Hill (former staffer on the National Security Council)
Curtis Heide (FBI Agent)
Eric Holder (former Attorney General under Obama)
Robert Hur (Special Counsel who investigated Biden over mishandling of classified documents)
Cassidy Hutchinson (aide to Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows)
Nina Jankowicz (former Executive Director, Disinformation Governance Board under Biden)
Lois Lerner (former IRS Director under Obama)
Loretta Lynch (former Attorney General under Obama)
Charles Kupperman (former Deputy National Security Adviser under Trump)
General Kenneth McKenzie, ret. (former Commander of United States Central Command)
Andrew McCabe (former FBI Deputy Director under Trump)
Ryan McCarthy (former Secretary of the Army under Trump)
Mary McCord (former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security under Obama)
Denis McDonough (former Chief of Staff for Obama, Secretary of Veterans Affairs under Biden)
General Mark Milley, ret. (former Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff)
Lisa Monaco (Deputy Attorney General under Biden)
Sally Moyer (former Supervisory Attorney, FBI)
Robert Mueller (former FBI Director, Special Counsel for Russiagate)
Bruce Ohr (former Associate Deputy Attorney General under Obama and Trump)
Nellie Ohr (wife of Bruce Ohr and former CIA employee)
Lisa Page (former Legal Counsel for Deputy Director Andrew McCabe at FBI under Obama and Trump; exchanged texts about Trump with Peter Strzok)
Pat Philbin (former Deputy White House Counsel under Trump)
John Podesta (former Counselor to Obama; Senior Adviser to Biden on Climate Policy)
Samantha Power (former Ambassador to the United Nations under Obama, Administrator of USAID under Biden)
Bill Priestap (former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, FBI under Obama)
Susan Rice (former National Security Adviser under Obama, Director of the Domestic Policy Council under Biden)
Rod Rosenstein (former Deputy Attorney General under Trump)
Peter Strzok (former Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, FBI under Obama and Trump; exchanged texts about Trump with Lisa Page)
Jake Sullivan (National Security Adviser under President Joe Biden)
Michael Sussmann (former Legal Representative, Democratic National Committee)
Miles Taylor (former DHS official under Trump; penned New York Times op-ed critical of Trump under the byline Anonymous)
Timothy Thibault (former Assistant Special Agent, FBI)
Andrew Weissmann
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Kash Patel as FBI director? From multiple sources this looks like his intent is not to protect but attack. (Original Post)
usaf-vet
Feb 11
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usaf-vet
(7,339 posts)1. Additional Information. From these pages.
Bettie
(17,925 posts)2. And yet all of the Republicans will vote for him
because national security means nothing to them.
Our nation means nothing to them.
They just want chaos and for the people they hate to be punished for imaginary offenses.
Aside from calling, is there anything we can actually do to stop his confirmation? I called about Gabbard, but hey, neither of my senators gives a single fuck about the country.