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The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

Hour 2 - FBI Director Kash Patel Calls In

The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show

iHeartPodcasts

Politics, News, Society & Culture, News Commentary, Daily News

4.511.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Hour 2 of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show delivers a powerhouse discussion centered on law enforcement, transparency, and accountability under the leadership of FBI Director Kash Patel and current sitting President Donald Trump. This Thanksgiving Eve edition opens with Patel addressing recent media scrutiny from outlets like The New York Times and Wall Street Journal, emphasizing that the FBI is stronger than ever despite baseless attacks. Historic FBI Achievements: Patel reports double the violent offender arrests compared to last year, a 55% drop in Memphis homicides in just three months, and major reductions in murder rates nationwide. The FBI seized 127 million lethal doses of fentanyl, a 31% increase, and dismantled 764 child exploitation networks, marking a 300% surge in pedophile arrests. Under Trump’s directive, the FBI has turned over 40,000 documents to Congress in nine months, far surpassing previous administrations. Patel calls this the most transparent era in FBI history. The show dives into the Epstein Transparency Act, with Patel confirming the Trump administration reopened the case. Despite legal hurdles with the Epstein estate, the FBI remains committed to releasing files while protecting victims’ rights. Hosts question the origins of Epstein’s $600 million estate, sparking a broader conversation on global banking secrecy, offshore accounts in the Cayman Islands, and financial transparency. Patel assures listeners that the FBI followed every lead, briefed President Trump throughout, and found no evidence of a broader conspiracy. All shooter devices and social media accounts were seized, reinforcing the Bureau’s commitment to facts over speculation. Patel advocates for a public, televised trial to counter conspiracy theories, drawing parallels to the O.J. Simpson case and emphasizing maximum transparency. Patel outlines a sweeping purge of leakers and politicized actors, ending the weaponization era of Russiagate-style abuses. He promises continued accountability and high-profile indictments before year-end. Looking ahead, Patel teases major developments in December, including more disclosures and arrests in ongoing high-profile cases such as the NBA/MLB investigation involving Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones. The next hour promises insights from Miranda Devine on judicial accountability and the latest dropped prosecution against President Trump. The hour touches on Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment in Hong Kong, CCP extortion tactics, and calls for Trump to intervene, framing the discussion around free speech and international pressure points. The segment closes with NFL Thanksgiving picks, holiday traditions, and listener debates on topics like seat reclining and height discrimination, adding a lighter touch to a news-heavy hour.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.4

Welcome to today's edition of the Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show podcast.

0:09.2

Welcome in our number two.

0:11.1

Thanksgiving Eve edition, Clay Travis, Buck Sexton Show.

0:15.0

We are thankful for all of you and we hope that you are being safe as you travel across the country to be with your friends and family and loved ones on Thanksgiving.

0:26.2

We are joined now.

0:27.7

Be a guy that both Buck and I are thankful is the FBI director.

0:32.5

He is Cash Patel.

0:34.3

Happy Thanksgiving, Cash.

0:37.2

And congrats on what I think most of us would say has been a

0:41.4

really good first year. But I want to start with this. You know you're doing a lot right

0:47.0

when the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times both had huge exposés on you that basically said, yeah, this guy's working a lot,

0:58.1

he's traveling a lot, and he has a girlfriend. I don't know that I've ever seen as much

1:03.2

attention paid to a girlfriend before, but congrats. And what's it been like to have, Buck

1:10.6

and I were talking about this on the show and off air, but it feels like you kind of cycle around where somebody is the target. And right now, the mainstream legacy media has decided you're the target. So how's it going? Well, first of all, it's so great to be with you guys. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I'm stuck in D.C. on duty, but that's okay. That's what the job requires and that's what we give it. You're right. We've had a historic year. We've taken down twice as many violent offenders as last year alone. Seeds more fentanyl than ever before. Struck a deal with China, the shut off fentanyl precursors arrested arrested more than 490% increase in 764 extremists,

1:47.6

those attempting to and violating our children's rights.

1:50.8

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

1:52.3

This FBI is on fire.

1:53.9

And that's why the mainstream media is coming after you.

1:56.1

They know they politicized the FBI and law enforcement like never before during Russiagate and Arctic Frost,

2:01.4

and they know we're sitting in the seat to expose it, and that's exactly what they're going

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