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TexasTowelie

(127,286 posts)
Sat Mar 28, 2026, 02:19 PM 12 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 12 hrs ago OP
Well, we all know that Pam Bondi has refused to answer questions congressional hearing. Citing that the infomation... usaf-vet 11 hrs 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
11 hrs 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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