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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 1:17:41

Appreciate that. Director Patel, good to see you again. Thank you for being here. How many employees currently work for the FBI? It's approximately 35,000. Ish. About 13,000 special agents. … Yes, sir. … You say that you have eliminated 11,000 employees. Is that correct? No, no, sir. I think. How many. How many people have been let go from the FBI? (1:17:41–1:17:43)

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