Frank Figliuzzi: The more we learn about FBI Director Kash Patel, the more concerned we should be about our nation's security. Even before Patel took office, there were deep concerns about his truthfulness and his perceived blind loyalty to President Donald Trump, and there were reports of an apparent blacklist of people he might target for revenge. Those concerns remain, but now, about 80 days into his tenure, Patel is also looking like an absent, uninterested leader.
Frank Figliuzzi was the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the government.
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Kash Patel's new way of leading the FBI: Fewer morning intel briefings, more pro sports events
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... For decades, the head of the FBI has attended a daily 8:30 a.m. "director's brief," where he is presented the most important intelligence and law enforcement information gleaned from thousands of agents and analysts across the country, current and former FBI officials say.
And on Wednesday afternoons, the FBI director or his deputy held a secure video teleconference with the leaders of field offices across the country to share information about bureau priorities.
But that schedule has changed under FBI Director Kash Patel. Unlike his recent predecessors, Patel is receiving the "director's brief" two days a week, according to two current officials with direct knowledge and two former FBI and Justice Department officials familiar with the matter. Patel has also stopped holding the weekly Wednesday-afternoon video teleconference with FBI leaders, one current and one former FBI official said.
Patel's approach to his new job has raised concerns that he is not taking the position seriously enough, a dozen current and former DOJ and FBI officials told NBC News.
Officials who worked on the morning director's briefings were told that the schedule was changed because Patel sometimes failed to arrive on time, said two current and two former FBI and Justice Department officials familiar with the matter.
At the same time, Patel has drawn attention for regularly appearing with celebrities at professional sporting events around the country, according to flight logs and social media posts. ...
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