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Is Kash Patel a modern-day J. Edgar Hoover?

2025/3/5
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Andrew Rice
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Beverly Gage
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Frank Figluzzi
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Kash Patel
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Meghna Chakrabarty
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Senator Chris Coons
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Meghna Chakrabarty: 本期节目探讨了新任 FBI 局长 Kash Patel 与前任局长 J. Edgar Hoover 之间的相似之处,以及 Patel 是否会滥用 FBI 的权力来打击政治对手。节目中采访了多位专家,包括历史学家 Beverly Gage 和记者 Andrew Rice,以及前 FBI 反间谍助理主任 Frank Figluzzi。他们分析了 Patel 的言论和行为,并将其与 Hoover 的历史行径进行了比较,探讨了 Patel 对 FBI 的潜在影响。 Beverly Gage: J. Edgar Hoover 长期担任 FBI 主任期间,滥用权力,对政治异见者进行非法监控和骚扰,甚至对马丁·路德·金进行过调查。Hoover 的行为严重违反了法律,对美国社会造成了深远的影响。Hoover 的权力滥用,与其对自身权力的维护和对政治的偏见有关。 Andrew Rice: Kash Patel 在担任 FBI 局长之前,曾多次公开表示要打击所谓的“深层政府”,并追捕其认为的特朗普的政治敌人。他的言论和行为表明,他可能利用 FBI 来进行政治报复。Patel 的背景和政治立场决定了他对 FBI 的看法,以及他可能采取的行动。 Frank Figluzzi: 虽然 FBI 在 Hoover 死后制定了一些规章制度以防止权力滥用,但这些制度并不能完全防止类似事件的发生。Patel 上任后,已经对 FBI 的领导层进行了清洗,这引发了人们对 FBI 政治化的担忧。Patel 的行为可能导致 FBI 的权力被滥用,并对美国的民主制度造成威胁。 Kash Patel: Patel 否认了他之前关于要追捕政治对手的言论,并声称 FBI 将专注于打击暴力犯罪。然而,他的言论和行为与他的说法相矛盾,这让人们对他的真实意图产生了怀疑。Patel 的行为和言论都表明了他对政治的偏见和对权力的追求。

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This chapter explores the career of J. Edgar Hoover, the first director of the FBI, highlighting his lengthy tenure, his intense fear of communism, and the numerous abuses of power he committed during his time in office. The chapter details his use of illegal surveillance, harassment of political dissidents, and the ways in which he blurred the lines between national security and personal vendettas.
  • Hoover's 48-year tenure as FBI director
  • His abuse of power and violation of laws
  • The FBI's expansion into domestic intelligence under Hoover
  • The targeting of political dissidents and civil rights leaders
  • The lack of safeguards against FBI overreach

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FBI Director Kash Patel wants to go after President Trump's enemies. That reminds some historians of J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI's notorious first director. But some say Patel wants to weaponize the FBI so completely, even Hoover would disapprove.