Once again. FBI Director Kash Patel embarrassed himself and the agency by leading the press conference in the aftermath of two National Guard soldiers being shot in Washington, DC, and vowing to bring the suspect to justice, and then not knowing a suspect was already in custody.
Patel was heavily criticized for his initial handling of the Charlie Kirk shooting, when he gave misleading information to the press, saying the shooter was in custody when he wasn’t
Now, he is two for two.
PATEL: As you can see behind me, we have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to prepare all of our resources to make sure we find the perpetrators responsible for this heinous act.
We have assembled the full force of both the federal and state and local law enforcement agencies to prepare all of our resources to make sure we find the perpetrators responsible for this heinous act.
And make no mistake, they will be brought to justice.
Although heavy-handed, Patel sounded somewhat reasonable. Enter Jeff Carroll:
CARROLL: My name is Jeff Carroll.
I’m the executive assistant chief here at the Metropolitan Police Department.
