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Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« on: December 27, 2024, 07:47:57 pm »
Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
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Elaine Mallon
December 27, 2024 6:15 pm
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A former director of the CIA and FBI penned a letter expressing concerns over President-elect Donald Trump’s picks of Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel to lead intelligence agencies.

William Webster, a Republican, is the only person to have led both the CIA and FBI, serving under the administrations of former Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. In a letter to senators on Thursday, Webster expressed concern about Gabbard becoming the next director of national intelligence and Patel being the next FBI director, arguing they do not meet the needs of such posts.

“While Mr. Patel’s intelligence and patriotism are commendable, his close political alignment with President Trump raises serious concerns about impartiality and integrity,” Webster wrote. “Statements such as ‘He’s my intel guy’ and his record of executing the president’s directives suggest a loyalty to individuals rather than the rule of law — a dangerous precedent for an agency tasked with impartial enforcement of justice.”

Webster’s concern with Gabbard is less about devotion to Trump and more about an alleged lack of experience.

“Effective management of our intelligence community requires unparalleled expertise to navigate the complexities of global threats and to maintain the trust of allied nations,” Webster, 100, wrote. “Without that trust, our ability to safeguard sensitive secrets and collaborate internationally is severely diminished. … This is no time in world history for a novice in the field to learn this role.”

Trump’s team dismissed Webster’s letter, pointing to the fact that Webster endorsed President Joe Biden.

“Kash Patel is loyal to the Constitution. He’s worked under Presidents Obama and Trump in key national security roles,” said Alex Pfeiffer.

Some of Trump’s nominations to Cabinet and other top positions have come under scrutiny, with Patel and Gabbard chief among them. Other people, especially those outside the Washington, D.C., establishment, however, have praised their selections.


https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/national-security/3271468/william-webster-fbi-cia-letter-senators-patel-gabbard/
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2024, 10:54:00 pm »
The more they get 'scrutinized' by the Swamp, the more inclined I am to support them.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2024, 10:51:41 am »
William Hedgcock Webster (born March 6, 1924) is an American retired attorney and jurist who most recently served as chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council from 2005 until 2020. He was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit before becoming director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1978 to 1987 and director of Central Intelligence (CIA) from 1987 to 1991. He is the only person to have held both positions. Wikipedia

He doesn't seem to have been particularly well-qualified to head the FBI or CIA, just sayin'.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2024, 11:40:48 am »
Webster will be 101 years old in March.

Things have changed since he was in there.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2024, 12:39:48 pm »
With enemies like this, I support Trump's nominees more than ever.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #5 on: December 28, 2024, 01:48:13 pm »
Quote from: Cyber Liberty on December 28, 2024, 12:39:48 pm
With enemies like this, I support Trump's nominees more than ever.

They kind of make you lean that way don't they??
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2024, 02:27:58 pm »
Webster had no such qualms about Obama's "wing man," Eric Holder.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2024, 07:14:55 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 27, 2024, 10:54:00 pm
The more they get 'scrutinized' by the Swamp, the more inclined I am to support them.
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2024, 09:20:06 pm »
More reason to support the two. 
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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2024, 09:43:07 pm »
   Gabbard, I don't trust to anything except wearing a bikini. Patel is a good nominee as far as I know.

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Re: Former CIA and FBI director asks senators to reconsider Patel and Gabbard
« Reply #10 on: December 29, 2024, 12:14:23 am »
Quote from: Timber Rattler on December 28, 2024, 02:27:58 pm
Webster had no such qualms about Obama's "wing man," Eric Holder.

That's a name I could go the rest of my life without hearing.

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