FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly handed over 100s of Biden-era documents to congressional Republicans, and he isn’t even done yet.
The first round of documents were submitted on Friday to the House Judiciary Committee pursuant to a subpoena filed by Committee Chair Jim Jordan late last month, according to Fox News.
The subpoena specifically sought documents related to several Biden administration actions, including its targeting of dissenting parents, its targeting of Catholics as “violent extremists,” its pressuring of social media networks to censor critics, and more.
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The first batch of submitted documents “included more than 400 pages on topics the committee had long been seeking, dating back to the Biden administration, relating to topics such as former Attorney General Merrick Garland’s school board memo and the Jan. 6 pipe bomb investigation,” Fox News notes.
“[T]he documents production included ‘minimal redactions’ and … the FBI plans to turn over additional records to the House Judiciary Committee on those topics in the coming weeks,” according to Fox News.
“We are thankful for Director Patel’s work, and we will have more updates soon,” Jordan’s spokesperson told Fox News.
Congressional Republicans are thrilled because the FBI had been stalling and stonewalling for years under the tenures of former directors Christopher Wray and James Comey.
This includes Republicans in the Senate as well.
“Praise the Lord!” Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley told Fox News, celebrating Patel’s recent confirmation as FBI director and his subsequent turning over of documents.
One of the new FBI director’s top priorities is to restore faith and trust in the agency, which is why Patel’s pursuing full transparency. Plus, privately, he’s reportedly given a bureau a mandate to “work aggressively” with congressional Republicans to ensure “their needs are met.”
Indeed, an anonymous source told Fox News that he’s even been “personally asking staff for updates on getting Jordan and Grassley documents” and has done so “several times a day.”
“Director Patel is adamant about restoring faith and trust in the FBI through full transparency, and engaging with Congress is a critical part of that effort,” an FBI spokesperson told Fox News. “We will continue to work with both House and Senate Committees to ensure the American people get the FBI they deserve.”
In separate news, a report emerged that Patel is interested in recruiting the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to train FBI agents.
“In one of his first conference calls with field office supervisors after being confirmed for the job last month, Patel reportedly discussed the potential of partnering with the UFC to help sharpen the combat and conditioning skills of FBI agents,” according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Speaking with the media during a UFC event on Saturday- one where Patel was present- UFC boss Dana White confirmed that the report is true.
“He’s dead serious about that [plan],” White said. “We’ll see how that starts to come together.”
“After [the initial reports about Pate’s plan came out], my phone blew up because all these fighters want to be the trainers of the FBI guys now. I’ve got everybody hitting me up,” he added.
FBI Director Kash Patel attended UFC 313 with Mel Gibson.
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One UFC fighter who fought Saturday, Justin Gaethje, has said he’s willing to help.
“I just heard about it while I was training for this fight,” he said. “So I don’t know many details, and I don’t really even know how it would work. But I’d absolutely want to be a part of it in any way I can.”
“I’m not sure what I can do. I don’t think these guys have a lot of hand-to-hand combat in their job. I think if they’re going to learn anything, it would be the mindset. But I’ve never had bullets flying at me, so who knows how I’d handle that. It will be interesting,” he added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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