EPISODE · Jul 16, 2025 · 1H 5M
Ben Wittes and Michael Feinberg: Breakdown at the FBI
from The Bulwark Podcast · host The Bulwark
In addition to eviscerating the top leadership at the Bureau, Kash Patel has assigned whole squads of agents to immigration enforcement. Seasoned FBI veterans who used to focus on national security or run RICO investigations are now doing perimeter security during ICE round-ups of kids and grandmas. The administration's purge is draining the Bureau of expertise and apolitical people who did real work defending the rule of law and protecting the country. Plus, do four GOP senators care one iota about the whistleblower allegations against Emil Bove? And will Ukraine finally get badly-needed air defense weapons? Ben Wittes and Mike Feinberg—a former top deputy at the Bureau who was targeted by Dan Bongino—join Tim Miller.show notes Mike's piece on his resignation from the FBI Ben's Substack Tim on the threatened cuts to UNICEF For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order PLUS free shipping when you head to Smalls.com/THEBULWARK.
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In addition to eviscerating the top leadership at the Bureau, Kash Patel has assigned whole squads of agents to immigration enforcement. Seasoned FBI veterans who used to focus on national security or run RICO investigations are now doing perimeter security during ICE round-ups of kids and grandmas.
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