Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard
(No one cares what he thinks)
William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.
Kierra Frazier
12/26/2024, 6:11PM ET
A former head of the FBI and CIA is raising objections over whether Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump's picks to be directors of the FBI and national intelligence, respectively, are qualified to serve in the Cabinet.
In a letter to senators on Thursday, William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.
Webster, who is 100 years old, praised Patel's patriotism but wrote that his allegiance to Trump was concerning.== (The Bush clan put him up to this, or wrote it in his name.)
“His record of executing the president’s directives suggest a loyalty to individuals rather than the rule of law — a dangerous precedent for an agency tasked with impartial enforcement of justice,” he said.
When it came to Gabbard, Webster wrote that her "profound lack" of intelligence experience stood in contrast to the seasoned leadership needed for the role.
“Effective management of our intelligence community requires unparalleled expertise to navigate the complexities of global threats and to maintain the trust of allied nations,” he wrote.“Without that trust, our ability to safeguard sensitive secrets and collaborate internationally is severely diminished.”(You fuckers lost America's trust a long time ago, and foreign IC are just as bad as ours)
Trump's transition did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Webster was appointed FBI director in 1978 by President Jimmy Carterand remained director under President Ronald Reagan until 1987.Reagan tappedhim to be head of the CIA until 1991, under President George H.W. Bush.
“I urge you to weigh the critical importance of nonpartisan leadership and experience,” Webster wrote.“The safety of the American people — and your own families — depends on it.”(that sounds like a veiled threat to me! Why wasn't he so concerned about who Bidan was appointing?)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/26/congress/tulsi-gabbard-kash-patel-fbi-cia-trump-00196055
(==Why is a Deep Stater thats 100 years old, even have a voice in the room? Just enjoy your last years? I bet we find out he's been in a coma for a year or more! The weird thing is he thinks the Senate will listen to him, he's been out of gov for 30 or more years.)