Former FBI And CIA Director Rails Against Patel And Gabbard, Urges Senators To Reject Trump’s Picks

OAN Staff Blake Wolf
5:29 PM – Friday, December 27, 2024

Former CIA and FBI Director William Webster says President-elect Donald Trump's selections of Kash Patel as FBI Director and Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence are unqualified. He urges the Senate to reject it.

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Webster is a former FBI director during the Reagan administration and the only person to have led both the FBI and the CIA.

He was born in 1924 and is 100 years old.

Mr. Webster was appointed FBI Director in 1978 by former Democratic President Jimmy Carter, held the position for two full terms under former Republican President Ronald Reagan, and was appointed FBI Director in 1988 by former Republican President George H.W. He became director of the CIA under.

Webster expressed concern, claiming he was “deeply concerned” about the Trump administration's choices of Patel and Gabbard, adding that both positions required “complete independence from political influence.” .

Mr. Webster was also particularly concerned about Mr. Patel's history of personal loyalty to Mr. Trump, which he argued could run afoul of the law.

“While Mr. Patel's intelligence and patriotism are admirable, his close political alignment with President Trump raises serious concerns about his impartiality and integrity. Statements such as 'He is my agent'” “His record of carrying out the president's directives suggests loyalty to individuals rather than the rule of law, and is a dangerous precedent for an institution whose mission is the impartial administration of justice,” he wrote.

Patel has long been an outspoken critic of the FBI's investigation into Trump, and previously vowed to remove globalist “deep state” figures from the FBI. He has previously referred to some Democratic Party officials as “government gangsters.”

Webster, 100, also criticized Gabbard for her “conspicuous lack” of experience in the U.S. intelligence community, adding that the top intelligence posts “require unparalleled expertise.”

“Effectively managing our nation's intelligence community requires unparalleled expertise in navigating the complexities of global threats and maintaining the trust of our allies,” he continued. “Without that trust, our ability to protect sensitive secrets and cooperate internationally is greatly diminished.”

Gabbard has been criticized by mainstream media outlets who have labeled her a “Russian dignitary” for simply opposing U.S. funding of the war in Ukraine. Even though Gabbard served in the Army National Guard and was deployed to Iraq in 2004, the media has repeatedly accused her of parroting “Russia talking points.”