2025-02-28 13:16:17

FBI investigations of far right on road to nowhere under Kash Patel, experts warn

Patel has signalled he isn’t interested in pursuing insurrectionists amid resurgence of extremist groups With Kash Patel officially appointed as the new FBI director and Dan Bongino as his number two, experts are warning the fate of federal law enforcement investigations into the far right face a grim future.Patel taking the reins of the FBI also coincides with a resurgence of the Base, an accelerationist neo-Nazi group with terrorism designations around the world, along with other emboldened extremists connected to the January 6 attacks on the Capitol. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/fbi-kash-patel-investigations-far-right

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