Trump appointee's disappearing act has key department at a standstill
Donald #Trump's decision to hand newly appointed #FBI Director Kash Patel the reins as the interim head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (#ATF), has led to the department being adrift with #Patel reportedly ignoring his duties.
What happens when officials dodge tough questions? In a recent article by Josh Fiallo, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, and Kash Patel faced backlash over a major leak scandal. Their strategic deflection revealed their struggle to manage public scrutiny amidst rising tensions in the political landscape. This incident highlights the challenges faced by those in power today. Explore more about their avoidance tactics. Source: [The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/watch-dems-blast-squirming-trump-officials-tulsi-gabbard-john-ratcliffe-and-kash-patel-for-group-chat-leak/) #Politics #Gabbard #Ratcliffe #Patel #Scandal
To bolster his efforts to control elections,
Trump has stacked the Department of Justice ( #DOJ ) with officials who have supported his baseless claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election
and who may have worked to overturn state election results on behalf of his campaign.
These include top officials like Attorney General #Pam #Bondi and FBI Director #Kash #Patel
— both of whom would not say who won the 2020 election during their confirmation hearings.
But it also includes those selected to lead offices that enforce federal laws protecting the right to vote.
Trump nominated #Harmeet #Dhillon, one of his loyal allies who has been involved in dozens of lawsuits challenging voting rights laws, redistricting and election processes,
to lead the Civil Rights Division.
Often referred to as the “crown jewel” of the DOJ, the division is core to protecting civil rights and liberties.
Dhillon has yet to be confirmed,
but the Civil Rights Division has already abruptly shifted away from defending voting rights.
So far, it’s dropped voting rights lawsuits against Texas, Virginia and Alabama.
It also retracted a previous request to participate in a lawsuit over unfair voting maps in Louisiana that’s set to be heard by the Supreme Court.
Weiner, the Brennan Center director, said that the country,
even in Trump’s first term,
never had a DOJ so readily turned into “the president’s personal law firm.”
“Which is just not what the DOJ is.
It’s just not what anyone has understood the DOJ to be,” Weiner said.
“But it is incredibly risky.”
In future elections, such officials may be more willing to not act if voting rights are threatened,
or could oppose efforts to protect voting rights.
They may also be more likely to pursue criminal investigations, and even prosecutions, against voters and election administrators over spurious allegations of fraud.
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups | The New Republic
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
Source: Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups | The New Republic
After the current regime is out of power (assuming a second coup attempt fails), the United States is going to need Nuremberg-style trials for the various members of the administration who are violating the law, abusing their power in service of Dear Leader.
Red Runway: Chaos
"Mar 4, 2025
Everything is said in this video. "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ2Zg8JqfAk
#aimusic #aimemes #ai #Putin #Musk #Krasnov #tate #trump #zuck #patel #rogan #vance #maga #rubio #tesla #tsla #zuckerberg #Oligarchy #Oligarchs #Autocracy #Fascism #war
Kash Patel, called on US Congress to investigate how aid money sent to Ukraine has been used
"I've asked Congress to investigate where this money has gone. The American people are owed that answer because it’s our money. It’s our taxpayer dollars," Patel said.
Over in the fascists media world, there's a report that Kash Patel is launching an investigation in former FBI director James Comey.
Fun, if true.
Never posted this: Comey's secret Twitter account Reinhold Niebuhr.followed my ancient Twitter account for a minute. I did feel the Niebuhr account was weird because the OG died a long time ago. Took a while to get my dropped jaw back into place after Comey was outed as Niebuhr, 
.
Seeing the #trump 'administration Shit-show is in a certain way
exhilarating
(if you are not one Americans)
A bit like waiting day after day some new
Incredible idiocy
#Hegseth in charge of the Army ? 
#Patel in charge of the of the #FBI ? 
#Kennedy ? (you are going to die ! this is not funny)
ALL trump'administration is... a joke
‘Unqualified henchmen’:
fears rise as Trump names far-right podcaster as FBI deputy director
Fears over the future direction of the FBI have intensified after Donald Trump announced that a far-right podcaster, #Dan #Bongino, who has never served in the bureau, would become its next deputy director.
Bongino, a former New York police officer and Secret Service agent who provided security to Presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama, is best known as a conservative commentator who has vocally supported Trump’s false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
His appointment as deputy to the newly confirmed director, #Kash #Patel, marks the first time in the bureau’s 117-year history that the second-in-command post has not been held by one of its senior agents.
It further increased fears – already high following Patel’s confirmation as director – that the administration would attempt to use the bureau to pursue its political enemies.
“Donald Trump just named far-right MAGA podcaster Dan Bongino, a notorious conspiracy theorist who promoted the lie that the 2020 election was ‘stolen,’ to serve as Deputy Director of the FBI. God help us all,” posted the X account Republicans Against Trump.
@GottaLaff Where are all the good toadies when you need one. He’s having to double up on the ones too dumb to hide, because even MAGA know this way lies madness*. I like to think of it as a “DOGE” dodge for Dems. One trial for two administrative positions when this is finally over is an enormous governmental cost savings… 
(*Ok fascism and probably prison but madness just sounds better.)
Patel is not white, nor uber wealthy.
muskrat is NOT gonna like this.
THUNDER DOME, THUNDER DOME
Why is Huntsville getting 500 agents? Why is Huntsville 1,000 agents short?
Mir läuft es mehr und mehr eiskalt den Rücken runter. Das kann doch alles nicht wahr sein 
#CPAC has largely abandoned its libertarian-leaning roots to embrace the aggressive authoritarianism of Donald Trump, the MAGA movement, and its overseas partners.
This year’s conference is triumphalist in tone -- not surprising given Trump’s election victory and combative first 30 days.
Speaker after speaker dutifully repeated Trump’s claims that his election will usher in a new “golden age” for America.
Speaker after speaker repeated false DOGE claims about uncovering massive “waste, fraud, and abuse” in government spending.
The crowd cheered every time a speaker celebrated the Senate confirmation of FBI Director #Kash #Patel, who was embraced by Senate Republicans despite evidence that he committed perjury during his confirmation hears when asked about the ongoing purge of career officials from the FBI.
https://www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwatch/cpac-2025-day-one-trump-triumphalism-trumpish-lies-0
