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SamuelTheThird

(860 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:35 PM Monday

Kash Patel's latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran

https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran

The firings came as Patel claimed — without evidence — that the team of FBI agents who investigated Trump’s hoarding of top-secret records at his Mar-a-Lago club had engaged in improper investigative steps.

But his gutting of the global espionage unit, known as CI-12, also came days before Trump launched Operation Epic Fury, a series of bombing strikes on Iran that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

A previous bombing strike on Iran ordered by Trump in his first presidency was followed by a series of Iranian operations on U.S. soil to try to assassinate Trump and some of his aides.

CI-12 conducts investigations of illegal media leaks and mishandling of classified documents, but also has veteran agents trained on threats and spy operations with a special focus on the Middle East, including Iran and its proxies, but also Cuba and some terror organizations. It does not investigate threats from China or Russia, which are handled by separate units.
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Kash Patel's latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Monday OP
It certainly sounds like Kash is part of an espionage ring struggle4progress Monday #1
They really are running the gov. like a business. /s enigmania Monday #2
This endangers TSF and all his people. milestogo Monday #3
Yeah, it feels like a weird mzmolly Monday #5
These people are so incredibly stupid that its really milestogo Monday #9
I see a silver lining here!!! BigmanPigman Monday #4
Covered on TRMS with Carol Leonnig tonight. Great segment. nt Ilsa Monday #6
Kick dalton99a Monday #7
Trump needs to consider a Food Taster n/t leftstreet Monday #8

milestogo

(22,943 posts)
9. These people are so incredibly stupid that its really
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 11:23 PM
Monday

hard to guess what is intentional and what is not.

BigmanPigman

(54,969 posts)
4. I see a silver lining here!!!
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:51 PM
Monday

Carol Leonnig reported, "A previous bombing strike on Iran ordered by Trump in his first presidency was followed by a series of Iranian operations on U.S. soil to try to assassinate Trump and some of his aides".

I was hoping the Mafia would put a contract out on him but Iran has given me hope tRump won't be here for much longer. What a shame...

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