FBI Director Kash Patel Abruptly Closes Internal Watchdog Office Overseeing Surveillance Compliance

Published on May 21, 2025
Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Once a long-time critic of FBI surveillance, Patel is now singing a different tune.