Did Kash Patel Use Epstein Files Mess as Cover for Firing People?

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FBI Director Kash Patel has been accused of threatening staff charged with redacting the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, and using their mistakes as an excuse to fire them. In a complaint made in March 2025 and obtained and published Tuesday by The PunchUp , a whistleblower who worked for the FBI’s Information Management Division described the chaotic, high-pressure process of readacting the Epstein files for release. “The director has threatened to fire [FBI staff] if the job is not done by his made up deadline, and has already tried to slim down the FBI,” the whistleblower wrote…

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