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Some of Kash Patel's leadership decisions at the FBI have been nothing short of "humiliating," according to one former conservative analyst.

Tim Miller, writer at large for The Bulwark, discussed Patel's leadership at the FBI on a recent episode of "The Bulwark Podcast." He recorded the episode before learning that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been murdered at Utah Valley University on Wednesday. Patel's FBI is now leading the investigation, which has exposed some of the disarray behind the scenes.

Miller pointed out that Patel has made employment decisions based on an agent's political loyalty to President Donald Trump, citing a recent lawsuit filed by multiple former FBI Agents.

"It is sick what these people are doing at the FBI, it is absolutely sick," Miller said. "And it is going to lead to a more dangerous country. I think that both on the merits and on the politics of this, people should be outraged by the way that our federal police force is being run right now."

Miller also criticized Patel's handling of the investigation into Kirk's murder.

"Kash Patel absolutely bungled up publicly posting about having a suspect and then having to post again about how they had released the suspect," Miller said. "Humiliating."

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard retracted an intelligence report on Tuesday because it may have "improperly" identified a Trump administration official, according to a new report.

The report Gabbard withdrew detailed work performed by Richard Grenell in Venezuela, The New York Times reported. Grenell was a top intelligence official in the first Trump administration and currently leads the Kennedy Center.

The Times reported that the document included information about Grenell's conversations and negotiations with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, citing "people briefed on the document."

"Multiple people briefed on the matter insisted the report was recalled because it did not adequately hide Mr. Grenell’s identity, describing him as the presidential envoy to Venezuela," according to the Times. "Ms. Gabbard has asked intelligence agencies to take special care with reports that either directly identify Trump administration officials or are written in ways that could easily identify them."

Gabbard previously caused a stir after she released the name of an undercover spy in an effort to announce that DNI had revoked security clearances for several people who worked on Trump's impeachment trials and the investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.

"News of the recall came amid a debate over the Trump administration’s policy toward the country," according to the report. "Mr. Grenell, who serves as an envoy to Venezuela, has advocated negotiations with its authoritarian government, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio has pushed for a more hard-line approach."

"But other officials said the recall of the report had little to do with competing camps in the Trump administration and was more about improperly identifying a senior official in an intelligence document," it added.

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