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Bewilderment after bonkers Kash Patel grilling on new bestiality FBI policy: ‘I’m sorry?’

FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

The FBI Changed the Rule. The Hearing Changed the Subject.

A Policy Shift Without an Account

Reporting on the FBI hiring change describes removal of an automatic disqualifier for conduct occurring before age 18, not a blanket approval of such conduct by adult applicants. Patel said the change was intended to avoid excluding victims. That explanation and the scope of the…

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