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Trump-driven FBI brain drain leads to lower standards for new recruits
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August 29, 2026
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1:56Now PlayingJen Psaki shares reporting from CBS News that Donald Trump's FBI director, Kash Patel, has lowered hiring standards for new applicants to the FBI in an effort to compensate for the huge numbers of employees who have left or been driven out since the start of Trump's new term.
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