Former national security adviser John Bolton compared Kash Patel to Lavrentiy Beria, Stalin's head of the secret Soviet police, in a statement to NBC.
Former national security adviser John Bolton called for the Senate to reject President-elect Trump's nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director, even comparing the move to Josef Stalin's reign of terror. Bolton, who served during the first Trump administration, provided a statement about the pick to NBC News. 'Meet the Press' anchor Kristin Welker shared the comment in a post on X Sunday morning.
Bolton's statement referenced Lavrentiy Beria, who was the head of the Soviet secret police under Stalin. Beria is one of the most infamous figures in Russian history, having organized and implemented widespread surveillance, repression, ethnic purges and terror during Stalin's rule. The prospect of an outsider being placed in charge of the FBI sent shockwaves across Washington over the weekend.
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