#FBI managers were told Friday that up to 1,500 staff & agents would be transferred out of the bureau’s Washington headquarters….
The news came as newly confirmed director #KashPatel sent a welcome note to employees that said bolstering personnel in field offices across the country was a top priority.
~1,000 agents & administrative employees would be relocated to field offices within #cities that the #Trump admin has designated as higher crime locations….
#law #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/02/21/fbi-agent-transfers-kash-patel-sworn-in/
#KashPatel, in his 2023 book, vowed to shutter #FBI HQ & turn it into a “museum to the Deep State.” He’s made similar recommendations at his confirmation hearing & in appearances on *conservative* TV news shows.
“One of my biggest personal recommendations is…send those 7,000 agents in the headquarters building down range to chase down rapists, to chase down murderers, to chase down drug traffickers & let the cops be cops on the streets across America,” Patel said during an Aug TV appearance….
@Nonilex higher crime locations aka poor areas with lots of brown people.
@Nonilex Most of the criming is happening in DC and Mar-a-lago!