FBI Director Kash Patel Ordered Aides to Respond to Social Media Critics

FBI Director Kash Patel ordered aides to respond to social media critics, including a user with an offensive handle who criticized the Jeffrey Epstein investigations, according to FBI records obtained by the Daily Beast. In February messages, Patel directed an official to "find them, and post our record year results back at them all, continuously" after flagging a post from an account containing a slur. The official warned the engagement "would look bad on you," but Patel dismissed the concern. Patel justified the directive by citing the post's visibility, saying "people see it and need to be seeing our stats." The records show Patel and the official debated whether the account was an "Epstein didn't kill himself" bot before the order was issued.