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'MONSTROUS': Kash Patel's FBI lowers hiring standards for people with history of SEX OFFENSES
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5:16Now PlayingDespite an earlier claim from FBI Director Kash Patel that the bureau would not change its rigorous standards, the Associated Press is reporting that the FBI is "dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidates who have engaged in the practice in the past..." Alicia Menendez – in for Nicolle Wallace – is joined by Michael Feinberg for reaction on Deadline White House.
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