Kash Patel said he will hunt down the enemies of America as the new FBI director.
Though all Democrat senators voted against the confirmation of Kash Patel as the new director of the FBI, California senator Adam Schiff has a special 'dishonorable' mention as he issued an elaborate statement claiming that Kash Patel is absolutely unqualified for the job and the Republicans also know that, he said. "The only qualification Kash Patel has to be FBI director is that when everyone else in the first Trump administration said 'no, I won't do that, that crosses moral, ethical, legal lines', Kash Patel said sign me up," Adam Schiff said adding that Patel is a political hack, a sycophant and does not deserve to be in the building.
Speculation is rife that Adam Schiff will now be added to the list of Kash Patel's enemies that he appended to his 2023 book, Government Gangsters. Claims that Schiff visited Epstein's island resurfaced after Schiff's strong words against Kash Patel. However, it was earlier debunked that the posts claiming Adam Schiff visited Epstein Island over 70 times were fake, as the court documents released in January 2024 did not have Schiff's name.
During the confirmation hearing, Kash Patel was questioned about the enemies list which he denied.
After being confirmed to the post, Kash Patel said FBI will hunt down those who seek to harm Americans. "My mission as Director is clear: let good cops be cops—and rebuild trust in the FBI. Working alongside the dedicated men and women of the Bureau and our partners, we will rebuild an FBI the American people can be proud of. And to those who seek to harm Americans—consider this your warning. We will hunt you down in every corner of this planet. Mission First. America Always. Let’s get to work," Patel said
Then what is the truth about Kash Patel's enemies list?
In his book Government Gangsters, he published a list of members of the executive branch deep state who were working against Trump. He said the list was not exhaustive.
Michael Atkinson – Former Inspector General of the Intelligence Community
Lloyd Austin – Secretary of Defense under President Biden
Brian Auten – Supervisory Intelligence Analyst, FBI
James Baker – Former FBI General Counsel and Twitter Deputy General Counsel
Bill Barr – Former Attorney General under Trump
John Bolton – Former National Security Adviser under Trump
Stephen Boyd – Former Chief of Legislative Affairs, FBI
Joe Biden – President of the United States
John Brennan – Former CIA Director under Obama
John Carlin – Former DOJ National Security Division Head under Trump
Eric Ciaramella – Former National Security Council Staffer
Pat Cipollone – Former White House Counsel under Trump
James Clapper – Former Director of National Intelligence under Obama
Hillary Clinton – Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate
James Comey – Former FBI Director
Elizabeth Dibble – Former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, London
Mark Esper – Former Secretary of Defense under Trump
Alyssa Farah – Former Trump Director of Strategic Communications
Evelyn Farkas – Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under Obama
Sarah Isgur Flores – Former DOJ Communications Head under Trump
Merrick Garland – Attorney General under Biden
Stephanie Grisham – Former Trump Press Secretary
Kamala Harris – Vice President under Biden
Gina Haspel – CIA Director under Trump
Fiona Hill – Former National Security Council Staffer
Curtis Heide – FBI Agent
Eric Holder – Former Attorney General under Obama
Robert Hur – Special Counsel for Biden classified documents investigation
Cassidy Hutchinson – Former Aide to Trump's Chief of Staff
Nina Jankowicz – Former Director of the Disinformation Governance Board under Biden
Lois Lerner – Former IRS Director under Obama
Loretta Lynch – Former Attorney General under Obama
Charles Kupperman – Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser
Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie – Former CENTCOM Commander
Andrew McCabe – Former FBI Deputy Director
Ryan McCarthy – Former Secretary of the Army under Trump
Mary McCord – Former DOJ National Security Official under Obama
Denis McDonough – Barack Obama's one-time Chief of Staff
Gen. Mark Milley – Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lisa Monaco – Deputy Attorney General under Biden