Newsweek duped by parody account claiming to be Kash Patel's dad
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Newsweek reported that the father of incoming FBI Director Kash Patel "wrote on X that Biden made the decision to pardon Hunter because he was 'so worried about MY SON Kashu becoming director of the FBI that he decided to pardon his son ... of all crimes.'" The only problem is that the account they were referencing, Dr. Parik Patel, BA, CFA, ACCA Esq., is a parody account. Trump's nomination of Patel indicates an urgency to reform the agency, cut wasteful spending, and depoliticize prosecutions.
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