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Ex-agent analyzes Patel’s performance and shakeups at FBI

Season 2025 Episode 259 | 5m 38s

In a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel defended his record from the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s murder to the firings of career officials. To discuss Patel’s hearing and his tenure so far at the FBI, Amna Nawaz spoke with Asha Rangappa. She's a former FBI agent and now a lecturer at Yale University.

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