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TexasTowelie

(127,281 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 02:19 PM 2 hrs ago

Prosecutor drops bad news for Kash Patel - Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner



Legal Breakdown episode 689: Brian and Glenn discuss Kash Patel’s hacked emails.

The following summary is AI-generated.

- FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal emails were reportedly hacked by Iranian actors, exposing over a decade of private correspondence, raising serious national security concerns.

- Patel’s past as a podcaster and conspiracy theorist (including children’s books glorifying Trump and denigrating Clinton) suggests his private emails may contain reckless or compromising content exploitable for blackmail.

- The hack highlights hypocrisy, as Patel’s political allies previously condemned Hillary Clinton for email security lapses — now facing the same issue.

- Potential leverage against Patel could compromise FBI integrity and U.S. national security, especially if Iran uses the data to influence his actions or decisions.

- Glenn Kirschner argues the only real solution is Patel’s resignation, given his lack of qualifications and the risk he poses, but doubts Trump would act in the nation’s interest.

- Broader concern: multiple high-ranking officials (e.g., RFK Jr., Pam Bondi) may also be vulnerable to blackmail, given their controversial pasts and the potential exposure of sensitive material like the Epstein files.
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Prosecutor drops bad news for Kash Patel - Brian Tyler Cohen and Glenn Kirschner (Original Post) TexasTowelie 2 hrs ago OP
Well, we all know that Pam Bondi has refused to answer questions congressional hearing. Citing that the infomation... usaf-vet 1 hr ago #1

usaf-vet

(7,807 posts)
1. Well, we all know that Pam Bondi has refused to answer questions congressional hearing. Citing that the infomation...
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 03:00 PM
1 hr ago

.... is classified. And we already know there is no limit to the things she will do when the mood strikes her.

I bet between her and Kristi Noem, there is no end to what their emails would reveal.

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