FBI fires 10 agents over Jack Smith Trump probe
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26 claimsThe FBI fired at least 10 employees who worked on Jack Smith's classified documents investigation into President Trump.
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5 questionsWere Kash Patel's phone records actually subpoenaed by the FBI in the classified documents investigation?
Did Kash Patel engage in excessive drinking or erratic behavior while on duty as FBI Director?
What specific evidence does Kash Patel claim to have regarding the 2020 election conspiracy?
Will House Democrats' request for Patel to undergo an alcohol screening be enforced?
What is the full extent of the FBI's firings and are they retaliatory?
Whether Kash Patel's phone records were subpoenaed by the FBIfactual
Reuters reported that the FBI subpoenaed records of phone calls made by Kash Patel and Susie Wiles.
According to www.cbsnews.com (citing Reuters)CBS News could not verify that Patel's records were subpoenaed, and a source said Patel's records were not subpoenaed in the Arctic Frost case.
According to www.cbsnews.com (own reporting)Context: This contradiction affects the credibility of Patel's claim that the FBI secretly targeted him, and whether the firings were justified as a response to improper surveillance.
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