FBI Report Says Director Patel Is 'In Over His Head'

Is Kash Patel producing historic results, or has the director turned the bureau into a circus?

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FBI Report Says Director Patel Is 'In Over His Head'

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Above: FBI Director Kash Patel briefs press following a shooting in Washington, on Nov. 26, 2025. Image credit: Tom Brenner/The Washington Post/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-government narrative

This so-called report is nothing more than a desperate attempt to smear the credibility of the FBI’s leadership by people frustrated by Director Patel’s reforms. The president, however, will not be fooled and is more than aware of Patel’s transformative role, whose necessary changes to the bureau are yielding historic results for the country’s security.

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Government-critical narrative

The 115-page report, compiled by active and retired FBI agents, reveals the utter ineptitude of Patel’s leadership of the FBI. Under his watch, Patel has reduced America’s foremost security agency to a paralyzed circus, gripped by fear and distracted by social media. The findings are not only a damning indictment of Patel, but also of Trump for nominating him.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 75% chance that senior DOJ leaders will override normal procedures to protect the president, his family, or his allies from a legal case in 2027-2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.