Kash Patel: “It's like a third of the workforce. A third of the crime doesn't…”

On the recordMay 15, 2025

It's like a third of the workforce. A third of the crime doesn't happen here. So we're taking 1,500 of those folks and moving them out.

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Republican · District of Columbia

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Patel explains the rationale for moving FBI agents out of Washington.

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Kash Patel: “It's like a third of the workforce. A third of the crime doesn't happen here. So we're taking 1,500 of those folks and…”