FBI Director Dismisses Politicization Accusations Following Comey Indictment

‘Career FBI agents, intel analysts, and staff led the investigation into Comey and others,’ Kash Patel says.

FBI director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

FBI Director Kash Patel has dismissed claims that the bureau has become more politicized under his watch in the wake of former Director James Comey’s indictment on Thursday.

In a post early on Friday, Patel defended the FBI’s efforts in the investigation targeting Comey and said that the media, in part, was to blame.