{"id":2140590,"date":"2026-09-11T19:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140590"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T16:59:00","slug":"kash-patel-ordered-fbi-official-to-respond-to-posts-criticizing-him-over-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2140590","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel Ordered FBI Official to Respond to Posts Criticizing Him Over Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/bd3d867858ad469d919732a23f625119_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Kash Patel Ordered FBI Official to Respond to Posts Criticizing Him Over Epstein<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kash Patel<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Told FBI Official To Push Back On Epstein Troll<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-11T12:59:00-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 11, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            12:59 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-0421b3cebb20a8a06dc64ebc8482daab\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260911_bd3d867858ad469d919732a23f625119\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2026\/09\/11\/bd3d867858ad469d919732a23f625119_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel getty main\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-66a983763292db55d254a4ba9a3ff919\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kash-patel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kash Patel<\/strong><\/a> apparently wanted to unleash the FBI&#8217;s resources on his internet bullies &#8230; because he ordered aides to respond to his social media critics &#8230; including a user with an offensive handle who criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/a>investigations.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fab5c0f81a9825f9dd502cfc7d5c7c35\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to FBI records obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/keystone-kashs-bonkers-order-to-aides-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Beast<\/strong><\/a>, the FBI director was directing aides to respond to troll tweets with the Bureau&#8217;s accomplishments.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-245d64ef6492de25696defd9f9da7f70\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260911_79f3ddb7a6854b09a4f58daa2cdd9c36\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/79\/4by3\/2026\/09\/11\/79f3ddb7a6854b09a4f58daa2cdd9c36_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel messages FBI blur 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">FBI<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cd1c3ab69c1f84e42d2843a32fb2216b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>You can see in the screenshot &#8230; Patel flagged a post from a handle with the r-slur in the name in a series of messages from February.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b5bf19df12ac576c3bebb71041b5ceb7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Patel and an official go back and forth about whether or not the account is an &#8220;Epstein didn&#8217;t kill himself&#8221; bot &#8230; and that&#8217;s when Patel hits him with the directive.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7d7fb04175661cc7dd4dadf8e1e8483d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He tells the agent &#8230; &#8220;what i asked you and your team to do is find them, and post our record year results back at them all, continuously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a3e9f9d5db29fd66f7763d7524ee8db9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260911_ac4358547577462d8a778a3afe42f1e4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/4by3\/2026\/09\/11\/ac4358547577462d8a778a3afe42f1e4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kash Patel messages FBI blur 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">FBI<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6af173a5d9d0cb115872fb5701aa10bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The agent told Patel it &#8220;would look bad on you&#8221; to engage with an account with an offensive handle &#8230; but Patel blew off the concern.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-732bf98045969ba0b9c3393b71e74554\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Patel said the issue was the number of eyeballs on the post, explaining &#8230; &#8220;because people see it and need to be seeing our stats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-28e319394069212d0d241dc0017560e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>FBI trolls beware!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/kash-patel-ordered-fbi-to-respond-to-critical-posts-about-him\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/11\/kash-patel-ordered-fbi-to-respond-to-critical-posts-about-him\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/02\/minneapolis-deadly-mass-shooting\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e8\/16by9\/2026\/09\/03\/e8d656bfdd3549b8a72f7a617c808f64_xs.png\" alt=\"090226_minneapolis_shooting_primary\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Three Police Officers Injured in Minneapolis Mass Shooting<br \/>\n                      <\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/14\/kash-patel-snorkel-during-hawaii-work-trip\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:353ec3bb-2506-4023-a077-920877bc5353\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/6d\/16by9\/2026\/05\/14\/6d72145d71d44f348a90414878bf67c9_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-kash-patel-getty-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        FBI Chief Kash Patel Went for &#8216;VIP Snorkel&#8217; 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