Going Inside Quantico with FBI Director Kash Patel

The Bret Baier Podcast

FOX News Podcasts

News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The FBI has faced growing calls for greater transparency and accountability—something new FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to prioritize when he first stepped into the role. Bret had the opportunity to travel to Quantico, Virginia, for a one-on-one conversation with Director Patel on his plans for the bureau. Speaking from FBI headquarters, Director Patel tells Bret why he believes the bureau has taken a positive turn since President Trump returned to office—a shift he says is evident in the surge of FBI applications they're receiving, which have more than doubled from 2,500 to 5,700 per month over the past year. He also outlines the bureau’s efforts to tackle major challenges, including the fentanyl crisis and rising threats from China. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.0	We're joined by FBI director Cash Patel.
0:50.0	Thanks so much for the time.
0:51.4	Welcome to Quantico, Brett.
0:52.4	This hasn't been on TV, this kind of behind the scenes.
0:56.9	This is where an FBI agent or analyst starts their journey, right?
1:01.0	Absolutely.
1:02.0	The first grade facilities that we are trying to dedicate to the men and women who want
1:06.5	to join the FBI need some upgrading as well as the standards that we need them to meet the
1:12.0	violent crime, and all of that is engineered right here in Quantico, Virginia, and we're
1:16.8	thrilled that you're coming here for behind the scenes.
1:19.0	Yeah.
1:19.5	So applications to be an FBI agent, back in March, it was about 5,600.
1:25.5	The last time the Bureau saw monthly figures like this was back in April 2016, but was about 5,600. The last time the Bureau saw a monthly figures like this
1:28.6	was back in April 2016.
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