The FBI Director stated that the FBI is focused on helping victims of bestiality become FBI agents.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
On 2026-09-15 FBI Director Kash Patel told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the hiring change was meant to let victims of bestiality, specifically those who were trafficked, apply without automatic disqualification, which supports the claim's core.
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What was said
… That's i just want you to think about that, that they're lying about helping victims of this is what the FBI Director said, that they are focused on helping the victims of bestiality become FBI agents while they cover up the Epstein files. I'm just showing you what they said. This isn't like a debate; it's just literally what those are the words that he said. If you want to go watch the full thing, watch the full thing, but I think I gave the clip the full context that it doesn't deserve, frankly. But then I go to the House, where you had Treasury Secretary Besant. He was cross examined by Democratic Congress member Himes. Let's play this clip. Let's spend one minute on your intervention about a week and a half ago. You spent some 10 billion dollars, plus or minus, to try to lower the on the 10-year bond. This price is American mortgages. …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports Patel 'defended a recent policy change to allow some applicants who have engaged in prostitution and bestiality to be considered for employment,' saying it was made to enable victims of those acts to apply without fear of automatic disqualification.[1]
Supports. Reuters and CBS quote Patel saying 'We did not want to punish victims of bestiality, victims who were trafficked,' confirming the stated purpose of the policy change.[2][3]
Context. Patel's stated focus was on trafficking victims; he said people who 'voluntarily' engaged in bestiality would still be disqualified, so the claim omits a limiting qualifier.[4][6]
Context. Sources say the change means applicants are no longer automatically disqualified, not that they are guaranteed to become agents, and FBI officials stressed that people who committed sex crimes remain ineligible.[5][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 3 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1FBI chief Kash Patel defends hiring policy changes on prostitution, bestiality at fiery hearingapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2FBI's Patel defends change in 'bestiality' hiring practice as ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3FBI Director Kash Patel pushed on lower hiring standards at FBI ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4WATCH: Patel explains why FBI no longer considers bestiality ...pbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6Patel defends FBI hiring policy after bestiality controversynewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Bestiality takes over Kash Patel's testimony as Senators zero in on new rules for applicantsthe-independent.com · not rated · cited for: context
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Related claims
- The FBI under Director Kash Patel does not allow individuals who have engaged in bestiality to be employed as FBI agents.Mixed
- Kash Patel changed FBI hiring regulations to remove the automatic disqualification for applicants who engaged in bestiality.True
- Kash Patel stated that applicants who engaged in bestiality were victims of bestiality because they were forced to do so.Mixed
- Kash Patel is the Director of the FBI.True
- Kash Patel serves as FBI Director.True