Day: August 31, 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel once found himself swept into a Trump-era Justice Department leak investigation that obtained communications records involving members of Congress, congressional staffers, and journalists. Now, with Patel running the FBI, new questions are being raised about how his bureau is using those same extraordinary investigative powers.

In this episode, James Smith breaks down the DOJ Inspector General findings, how Patel became caught up in the original leak investigation, what the watchdog actually found, the Trump administration’s changes to protections for journalists, and recent controversies involving reporters and federal leak investigations.

The bigger question: after experiencing government investigative power firsthand, is Kash Patel protecting the FBI from politicization—or helping create a new version of the very “weaponization” he once condemned?

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