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The document adds that foreign intelligence officers were being directed to look for potential sources on LinkedIn, TikTok, RedNote and Reddit.
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A document produced by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service said the intel community assessed with “high confidence” that foreign adversaries were trying to recruit federal employees & “capitalize” on the Trump administration’s plans for mass layoff.
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Members of DOE general counsel & chief information offices “said this is a bad idea” b/c Farritor hadn’t had a standard background investigation needed to access department’s system, one of the people told CNN.
“He’s not cleared to be in DOE, on our systems. None of those things have been done.”
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NEW: How mutual distrust between Trump's FBI director pick & intel officials came to a head in 2020 when CIA referred Kash Patel to DOJ for criminal investigation.
Previously unreported details on that referral & more: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
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Patel was never charged criminally, & no indication national security prosecutors who reviewed the referral at DOJ took action to escalate case beyond an initial investigation: www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/p...
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“Even among Trump loyalists, Patel is widely viewed as a controversial figure and relentless self-promoter whose value largely derives from a shared disdain for the so-called deep state.”
www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/p...