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FBI ‘is rudderless ship’ with director Kash Patel ‘in over his head’, damning report by agents claims
(www.independent.co.uk)
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The head of the FBI, or any other Federal intelligence agency, should NEVER be an appointed position. Only qualified candidates should be hired to run these agencies. Politics needs to be reigned in so the trashing of the country can't occur. 249 years and this has never been fixed. What a bloody joke.
What's the difference between appointing somebody and hiring somebody? Isn't it virtually the same thing?
The president chose who he wanted & it was rubber stamp approved. Having an individual work their way up in the Agency to finally be promoted to the head is different, and they don't change every 4 years. Whiskey Pete was a fox newz reader, un-qualified for this job.
I get you, but I can also see it being both?
THEORY an appointed position but part of the confirmation is actually verifying their credentials
Isn't that was the senate approval is supposed to be?