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Kash Patel: “Approximately 37 positions to Missouri, 33 to Kansas City…”

Featuring: Kash Patel, Republican | Former Chief of Staff to the Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense | National

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Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel

Published | Video Starts at 1:20:59

You mentioned earlier in your testimony and some answers to previous questions about relocating personnel to the interior of America, getting them out of Washington D.C. how many would be going to the Kansas City regional office? Approximately 37 positions to Missouri, 33 to Kansas City, one each to Topeka, Wichita, Jefferson City and two to Springfield. And why are they needed there? You said that you're sending these to the most violent places, I believe is a quote. So I didn't decide that. (1:20:59–1:21:08)

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Asserts the relocation of approximately 37 positions to various locations in Missouri.

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