Statement: Senators Should Push for a Qualified Leader of the FBI

Stacey Young, executive director and founder of Justice Connection, released the following statement:

“We need an FBI Director who has the experience to lead the FBI and the trust of his workforce, and Kash Patel has proven he has neither. Senators from both sides of the aisle should make that clear in their questioning at tomorrow’s Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.

Good leaders surround themselves with the best people, those with unquestionable expertise who can provide a steady hand and reliable counsel during a crisis. Director Patel has decimated the top leadership at the FBI, pushing out the very people he desperately needed to save himself from embarrassment last week. Embarrassing for him, but also for all the employees who have to submit to his leadership.

Every one of those he removed from the agency – from the former acting director to his former pilot – knows not to carelessly announce the capture of a subject via social media. They know how crucial it is to speak with one voice, how quickly information changes in a high-profile investigation, and how trust is lost when you mislead the public.

Instead of sporting an FBI badge he did not earn, creating a new “Ka$h”