An ex-FBI official on Sunday flagged several reasons why Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s controversial pick to be FBI director, could spell major trouble for his former agency.
Frank Figliuzzi — who served as a former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI — told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki that Patel, a fierce loyalist to the president-elect, wants to grind Trump’s ax should he have the opportunity to lead the agency.
“If he now somehow interferes with FBI field office operations and management, you’re looking at a total hijacking of the federal law enforcement system,” Figliuzzi said.
“That could concern everybody and as they’re pursuing Trump’s enemies, what are they not doing? Are they not working that violent gang? Are they not working the corrupt Republican mayor, congressman and governor in your city, state, county? That’s a problem.”
Figliuzzi’s reaction arrives after former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe slammed Trump’s choice of Patel and…
