Overview

• The New York Times reported that Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi bonded over a shared low opinion of FBI Director Kash Patel, citing seven current and former officials.
• Blanche posted on X that the report was exaggerated or fabricated, while Patel derided the outlet and rejected the characterization.
• A Times spokesperson told Fox News Digital the paper is confident in its reporting based on those sources with direct knowledge of DOJ relationships.
• FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino also criticized the article on X, asserting he had direct knowledge and calling the story trash.
• In a recent Fox News Digital interview at the FBI’s Chicago field office, Patel emphasized results in court, discussed President Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz, and dismissed talk of a James Comey perp walk.