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🚨 The Loyalty Test: Dick Durbin Dismantles Cash Patel’s Politicized FBI

The Senate hearing was a stark, aggressive confrontation that exposed the rot at the core of the politicized FBI under Director Cash Patel. Senator Dick Durbin, relentless and armed with receipts and facts, methodically dismantled Patel’s leadership, revealing an administration obsessed with personal loyalty and willing to purge decorated agents, promote conspiracy theorists, and stonewall congressional oversight. Patel, visibly rattled, used evasion and baseless claims as a shield, but the damage was done: the FBI under his command looks less like a nonpartisan agency and more like an instrument of political compliance.

The Oath of Obedience: Loyalty Polygraphs and Purges

Durbin opened with a chilling allegation: the FBI is subjecting dozens of remaining career officials to polygraph exams to test their loyalty. Specifically, approximately 40 officials have undergone polygraphs under Patel, with several being asked if they have ever made negative comments about him.

Patel attempted a defensive dodge, claiming ignorance of the reports and asserting that polygraphs are “always… utilized at the FBI to track down those that leak sensitive information.” This evasion failed to address the core issue: FBI agents swear loyalty to the Constitution, not to Cash Patel. This use of a security tool for what appears to be a personal loyalty test is a hallmark of authoritarian control, not principled law enforcement.

The situation worsened when Durbin pressed on accountability:

Failed Polygraphs: Durbin asked if individuals on the senior team who received disqualifying alerts on their polygraphs were granted waivers by him or Attorney General Bondi to remain employed. Patel’s response: “I’ll have to get back to you,” and “I don’t remember that.” This convenient lapse of memory regarding high-level internal decisions is an insult to oversight.

Targeting Veterans: Durbin highlighted the termination of two decorated agents, Chris Meyer (former Air Force pilot in Afghanistan) and Mr. Jordina (former Marine who commanded 100 Marines in Iraq). Patel refused to explain the cause, hiding behind the excuse of “personnel decisions.” Durbin countered that terminating individuals who “served our country so admirably” is disgraceful, especially if it’s tied to political pressure or the “rants of a broadcaster.” Patel’s furious, defensive attacks on Durbin’s alleged “one-sided story” only reinforced the perception that these terminations lacked legitimate cause.

Political Steering and the Epstein Files

Durbin also focused on the alleged political manipulation of the Epstein record review, linking back to the previous hearing with Pam Bondi. He cited a whistleblower warning about the New York field office withholding Epstein records and the directive from the Attorney General to rush the review of 100,000 records on an arbitrarily short deadline, with an explicit order to flag any documents that mentioned President Trump.

Patel responded with more deflection:

The Unsigned Memo: When asked why the July 7th memo, which claimed “there is no incriminating client list,” was unsigned, Patel offered a facetious response, “Would you prefer I’ve used autopen?” He then vaguely attributed the memo to “many individuals” at DOJ and FBI, refusing to name a single lead person or take responsibility, effectively passing the buck back to Attorney General Bondi.

Political Motivation: Patel claimed the investigation was conducted to secure “transparency for the American people,” but refused to directly address Durbin’s core question: Did you personally direct the investigation to look for any reference to President Trump? Patel insisted Durbin was citing “baseless” reporting, yet provided no counter-evidence, thereby confirming nothing and revealing everything about his commitment to secrecy.

Promoting Conspiracy and Downgrading Competence

Durbin delivered a gut punch by challenging Patel on his Deputy Director, Dian Bongino, who had a lucrative career as a conspiracy theorist before being appointed. Bongino had publicly claimed the January 6th pipe bombs were an “inside job” and a “setup.”

When asked for the evidence to support this dangerous claim from his Deputy Director, Patel refused to correct or condemn Bongino, instead mounting a furious defense of their combined “31 years of public service.” He claimed they had the ability to “set aside our personal beliefs to deliver the mission of justice.” This is an absurd proposition: promoting a conspiracy theorist to the second-highest post in the FBI inherently compromises the agency’s mission and credibility, suggesting that political alignment is a greater asset than nonpartisan objectivity.

Finally, Durbin questioned Patel’s decision to eliminate the requirement for a college degree for agents, a move Patel framed as beneficial, allowing experienced police officers to join the FBI with a “shortened bridge program.” While Patel defended the decision as prioritizing “street-level experience,” the action reinforces the perception that the new FBI leadership is lowering professional standards in favor of politically aligned personnel.

Durbin’s uncompromising performance exposed an FBI where loyalty is prized over integrity, merit is sacrificed for political conformity, and the leadership is too defensive and evasive to submit to genuine oversight. This is an agency transformed into a political instrument, and the silence and obstruction from its Director were the loudest admissions of that truth.