Cosplaying FBI Director, the bug-eyed Kash Patel has fumbled yet another major shooting investigation, this time misidentifying a suspect in the Brown University shooting that killed two and injured nine. After publicly announcing the arrest and praising his agency’s work, the suspect was quickly and quietly released. Local police confirmed the FBI acted without sufficient evidence and basically grabbed the wrong guy.
The Providence, Rhode Island, chief of police went on to blame the FBI for the embarrassing screwup.
“It was actually picked up by the FBI … and they ended up coming and located this individual of interest,” Providence Police Chief Col. Oscar L. Perez Jr. said during a press conference, adding that after detaining the person they, “didn’t have enough, obviously, to be able to prosecute anybody.”
This is the second major shooting investigation that Patel has botched.
It is the second time in his short tenure that Patel has rushed to claim victory in a high-stakes investigation, only to embarrass the agency he leads. At this point, the FBI under Patel looks less like federal law enforcement and more like a clown car. But hey, top priority in law enforcement is updating the social media feeds.
Kakistocracy
At this point: it's really only going to become newsworthy if/when he actually gets something *right*