Ex-FBI director James Comey has been indicted over a social media post officials say threatened Trump, who fired him during the 2017 Russia investigation.

https://worldbriefly.news/ex-fbi-director-comey-indicted-over-social-media-post-officials-say-threatened-t

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Oh, joy! The FBI director's "trendy" site is now a cyber playground for "ClickFix" #pranks. 🙄 Because nothing screams security competence like needing #JavaScript and cookies to proceed. 🍪🔓
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Patel’s FBI has imposed new policies that inflate these numbers and overstate the bureau’s progress in stemming crime, according to a half dozen law enforcement sources with knowledge of the changes.

For example, the FBI began counting thousands of arrests of immigrants that occurred when bureau agents accompanied the federal immigration officers who made the arrests as part of surges targeting the Minneapolis area, Memphis and other cities. Such cases are not ones the bureau had previously recorded as a bureau arrest, the people said.

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https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-insiders-kash-patel-is-padding-the-stats-to-boost-his-record-of-arrests

FBI insiders: Kash Patel is ‘padding the stats’ to boost his record of arrests

In a Senate hearing on Tuesday, the FBI director dodged questions about his behavior and leadership, instead pointing to arrest data that current and former agents say is manipulated.

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FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with senator over report of his excessive drinking
FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on the job and that staff have found him unreachable at times "unequivocally, categorically false."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kash-patel-drinking-committee-testimony-9.7197170?cmp=rss
FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with senator over report of his excessive drinking
FBI Director Kash Patel angrily lashed out at a Democratic lawmaker at a budget hearing Tuesday, calling allegations that he drinks excessively on the job and that staff have found him unreachable at times "unequivocally, categorically false."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kash-patel-drinking-committee-testimony-9.7197170?cmp=rss

Former FBI director James Comey appeared in court facing federal charges of threatening Trump's life, with his defense calling it a "vindictive prosecution."

https://worldbriefly.news/former-fbi-director-comey-appears-in-court-on-charges-of-threatening-trump

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James Comey appears in court on charges he allegedly threatened Trump
The former FBI director made a brief court appearance Wednesday in Virginia to face a criminal case that will likely be a challenge for the U.S. Justice Department to win.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11822617/james-comey-court-trump-threat-indictment/