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Kash Patel: “There are 904 positions that are currently slated for…”

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 27:46

And many of those individuals took that opportunity and have requested to be redeployed into the field into every one of … There are 904 positions that are currently slated for transfer from Washington, D.C. to field offices that are currently vacant. … I have not inhibited or changed or altered since I got in the seat. Will you look into it and make sure that what is should be included? (27:46–40:41)

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Confirms that 904 positions are slated for transfer from Washington, D.C. to field offices.

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