Kash Patel suggests FBI agents may be at polls
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“I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told lawmakers. “I’m telling you we’re going to house our agents and intel analysts in our field offices for election security.”

Patel was asked by U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) about comments made by Michigan gubernatorial candidate John James, who said Patel has told him the FBI would “have a presence” across the state leading up to Election Day.

“We have an election crimes community coordinator at all 56 offices,” Patel said. “So you bet we’re gonna have them there … for election interference matters.”

  • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    2 days ago

    He’s full of shit, they don’t have the manpower to do that. Same with ICE and DHS, the number of polling places vastly outnumbers their headcount

    • phdepressed@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      20·
      2 days ago

      They’re not going to be at all polling places just the ones that are more D and minority. They will also just reduce the number of polling locations if they’re in control of running the elections, something they’ve already done in most red states.