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Palmer was told he needed to immediately resign or be fired, which…was at least partially connected to #KashPatel’s fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel.
Palmer’s position included supervising the #FBI’s aviation units, but Patel’s flight schedule was readily traceable through online tracking services & he reposted photos of himself with Wilkins at the event on his personal X account.
People familiar with the matter…were baffled as to why Patel might’ve blamed Palmer….
His exit was made official Friday, & a replacement to head the bureau’s crisis management operations including hostage rescue & bomb detection, has already been posted on the #FBI’s website.
#KashPatel was angered this week by social media posts & news stories calling attention to his use of an FBI jet that arrived in State College, Pennsylvania, where his 26yr-old girlfriend, country music artist Alexis Wilkins, sang the national anthem at a wrestling match….
Palmer was told he needed to immediately resign or be fired, which…was at least partially connected to #KashPatel’s fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel.
Palmer’s position included supervising the #FBI’s aviation units, but Patel’s flight schedule was readily traceable through online tracking services & he reposted photos of himself with Wilkins at the event on his personal X account.
People familiar with the matter…were baffled as to why Patel might’ve blamed Palmer….
Continuous Turnover
Palmer stepped into the role of acting leader of the critical incident response group [CIRG] in August when the prior chief was fired. That predecessor, Brian Driscoll, is now suing the admin with other ousted #FBI officials who say they were targeted for lacking loyalty to #Trump.
Wes Wheeler led the group until he was told to resign in March, along with numerous other leaders at FBI headquarters & Quantico.
#NationalSecurity #ShitShow #KashPatel #Trump #law #idiocracy
The #FBI’s leadership page was updated to show Devin Kowalski, previously special agent in charge of the FBI’s San Juan branch, is now running CIRG. Kowalski had been appointed to take over as permanent head of CIRG before the jet controversy, but Palmer was planning to stay on [as] his deputy….
The head of the CIRG team has oversight of thousands of agents & analysts specialized in handling dangerous threats, such as hostage rescues, & safety at major events….
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