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Kash Patel orders FBI response to X posts
The gist
FBI records show Director Kash Patel ordered staff to reply to an X critic with 'record year' stats.
The texts surface as Patel faces a Senate oversight hearing on the bureau.
How it unfolded
- Feb 4, 2026An X account named 'IfindRetards' posted a picture of FBI Director Kash Patel with a mocking caption.
- Feb 5, 2026Patel texted FBI public affairs official Benjamin Williamson to 'find them, and post our record year results back at them all, continuously.' Williamson replied that responding to the account 'would look bad on you.'
- Sep 10, 2026Raw Story reported the newly released FBI records showing Patel ordered the press shop to fire back with 'record year' stats at the account.