Krash Patel, The FBI In Its Trash Era, and National Security by Temu

Krash Patel, The FBI In Its Trash Era, and National Security by Temu

From The Lincoln Project by The Lincoln Project

April 21, 2026 · 45 min

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Rick Wilson interviews Andrew McCabe about the politicization of the FBI and its implications for national security.

Rick Wilson sits down with Andrew McCabe to unpack the stunning politicization of the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Kash Patel, the firing of 12 counterintelligence agents tied to the Mar-a-Lago documents case, and the staggering national security consequences of purging Iran specialists as conflict escalates. Drawing from McCabe’s new CNN series Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia, Rick and McCabe expose how paranoia, incompetence, and political loyalty tests are corroding America’s premier law enforcement institution from the inside. This is a conversation about weaponized government, self-inflicted chaos, and what happens when you fire the people who know where the threats are—right as those threats become real • • • • • Andrew McCabe’s new CNN series, ‘Standoff: The FBI, Power and Paranoia,’ now streaming on the CNN app. Rick Wilson is on X at @TheRickWilson, on Bluesky at @TheRickWilson.bsky.social, and you can check out Rick's Substack at therickwilson.substack.com . You can check out more of LP's work at www.lincolnproject.us and on X at @ProjectLincoln. Go to https://DRINKAG1.COM/LINCOLNPROJECT to get an AG1 Flavor Sampler and a bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 for FREE…

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