WASHINGTON—Recent media reports suggesting President Donald Trump was considering terminating FBI Director Kash Patel are erroneous and laughable, according to Patel.
“It was pretty comical, because the president and I were both discussing law enforcement operations across the country with our team, the attorney general, and other members of the department, and we were made aware that there was reporting that I was being terminated,” Patel told Jan Jekielek, host of “American Thought Leaders,” in an exclusive interview airing on EpochTV at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 29.
He said Trump laughed at the exchange and prompted the two to stand in front of the Declaration of Independence hanging in the Oval Office for a photograph—which a moment later was shared to social media by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. …
Patel Rejects ‘Comical’ Reports His FBI Director Role Is in Jeopardy
