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Kash Patel Ordered Staff To Counter Critics On FBI's Account

Kash Patel Ordered Staff To Counter Critics On FBI's Account

The exchange, with an aide named Williamson, surfaced in the FBI's own release of documents reviewing its Epstein investigative files.

  • Patel directed FBI personnel to respond publicly to critical posts about the Bureau online.
  • The messages name an aide, Williamson, as the point of contact for pushback.
  • FBI Vault published the texts itself in Part 06 of its Epstein holdings review.

Why it matters: A police agency that fights its critics online is managing its image, not enforcing the law.

FBI Vault - Records Regarding Review of Investigative Holdings Related to Jeffrey Epstein, Part 06 ↗ · Sep 13, 20269/13/26