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Kash Patel: “President Trump gave us the authority to do it.”

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

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Kash Patel Uncovers Secret FBI Documents: The De-Weaponization Plan | Hang Out with Sean Hannity

Published | Video Starts at 00:47

The FBI agents have come to me time and time again and said, we have been waiting 15 to 20 years to be able to do our job on the streets of America. And they're doing it because President Trump gave us the authority to do it. The win here is not just holding these people accountable. The win here is making sure that the FBI, doj, and the entire government are never able to do this again. (00:47–00:50)

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Asserts that President Trump authorized law enforcement actions against street gangs.

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