Why is Kash Patel keeping around four individuals who were involved in Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost spy operation of Congress and other conservative leaders?
Why is Kash Patel keeping around Deep State actors who supported Jack Smith in his targeted spying against conservative politicians and leaders?
Here is what we shared about five current FBI leaders still working at the FBI, as reported by the Oversight Project.
ARCTIC FROST LEADERS STILL AT FBI
The personnel actions thus far are only a solid start.
The below were promoted to lead offices:
Aaron Tapp (@FBISanAntonio)
James Barnacle (@FBICharlotte)
Joe Rothrock (@FBIDallas)
Devin Kowalski (@FBISanJuan)
Wayne Jacobs (@FBIPhiladelphia) pic.twitter.com/zDhXxm2984— Oversight Project (@ItsYourGov) October 29, 2025
We learned this week that one of the five dirty cops at the FBI involved in Arctic Frost was removed.
Far-left reporter Ken Dilanian at MSNBC reported on the firing of the FBI Head in San Antonio.
New: Two people familiar with the matter tell @CarolLeonnig and me that FBI Director Kash Patel is forcing out the special agent in charge in San Antonio, whose name appeared in documents recently released by Senate Republicans detailing the “Arctic Frost” investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Aaron Tapp had been named to the post last year. He is a 22 year FBI veteran who specialized in fraud, financial crimes and cyber, according to his LinkedIn profile.
New: Two people familiar with the matter tell @CarolLeonnig and me that FBI Director Kash Patel is forcing out the special agent in charge in San Antonio, whose name appeared in documents recently released by Senate Republicans detailing the “Arctic Frost” investigation into…
— Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) October 30, 2025
(Note that Dilanian is the Deep State reporter who is first on all stories like this so he can manage the message.)
One down, four to go.
We will never gain justice as long as bad actors are running the FBI under Kash Patel. These individuals should have been removed months ago.
— Hello Miss American Pie (@earthrider1) October 29, 2025
The Oversight Project originated under the Heritage Foundation and has since become a separate entity.
For the past three years, The Oversight Project has been at the forefront of releasing information to the American public. Notably, the group fought to secure the release of the audio from President Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur, shedding light on concerns about Biden’s cognitive state and drawing attention to his inability to lead the country, which contributed to the former president withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race. Additionally, the project recently released groundbreaking information regarding President Biden’s use of the autopen during his presidency. And leading up to the 2024 election, The Oversight Project exposed election integrity-related issues, including releasing video footage of non-citizens in multiple swing states admitting they were registered to vote, exposing a charity that was distributing fraudulent residency documents, and tracking the movements of illegal immigrants throughout the country.
Now we find out that the DOJ and FBI are going after Ed Martin, the only one who appears to be doing anything, while leaving monsters like these guys in the FBI. Insane.
nothing will happen…because this is the permanent govt….everyone else is temporary
Only when people think like you do.
I have decades of proof…..
Here in lies the problem. Too many hold overs. Sorry Kash/Pam, you guys have been a major disappointment.
Kash seemed to do an about-face IMMEDIATELY. I am ready for a new appointee.
Still they have jobs and have not been arrested?
its a game… and we are the game pieces being played.
You have "artic" in the headline. It's arctic
You’d think spell check would alert them. Too lazy to acknowledge spell check, I guess.
It's antisemitic to point that out to Hoft.
most of their (GWP) articles are rife with misspellings and other editorial mistakes. I gave up on them in that regard. I am just happy to be able to get the gist of the article.
The deep state is still in charge. They're just going to wait Trump out. Republicans during the midterms will make sure as many Democrats are elected as possible. Two sides of the same uni party coin.
As evidenced by still corrupt FBI and a still existing department of education.
Trump and the MAGA movement are a thorn in The Senior Executive Services side.
An minor irritant, that will cease to exist after 2028. The SES call presidents' "tourists"
The Deep State is not even "waiting" anything out…
They appear to be every bit as active as they've always been. This is because there has been no punishment for them. And no, firing is not sufficient as punishment.
What sold me was the Crybaby Boehner, Pretty Boy Cantor, Eddie Munster Congress. They couldn't have announced their disloyalty to their party any louder with a bullhorn.
They Were loyal to their party… their party is not loyal to the American people nor the Constitution.
What's up with that, Patel? I do believe that everybody in DC is caught in a circular firing squad of blackmail. That includes Patel. All talk and no action. The whole of the District of Columbia needs bulldozed into dust and rebooted.
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As the information comes out and is verified, I am betting they will not have the same employment long.
I sure hope you're right but going on a year into the administration I've seen ZERO evidence anything has or will change.
I find interesting how these deep state people continue keep their jobs by just doing the bidding of whoever is in charge including illegal activity such as perpetrated during J-6 and Artic Frost without any consequences.
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This news really frosts me!
He needs to get crackalackin.
He needs to get rid of Blondie the deep state Bimbo and get a real AG.
Same old FBLie
Patel has been a total failure, he has done next to nothing to clean up the FBI
Kash Patel is either a stooge of the Deep State or incompetent. Of course, he could also be both.
Of course they are. Trump hired the wrong people again.
Good Job, Director and Assistant Director!
Why would you keep them unless they are in whistle blower status?
Not only that, why is the cia involved in domestic affairs?!!! Why did it receive DOGE? Disband these offices, revamp, reconstruct!!!
"Tear them into a million pieces and scatter them to the wind." JFK What he said should be done with the cia! A week later he was dead!
Why do we need a FISA Court?!!! Shhhhh! WTF?!!!
This is 100% Trump’s fault. He has the authority to have them removed. He should exercise it prodigiously.
Its all his fault. He has been a giant disappointment
This reminds me a bit of the Serpico saga. An honest cop not getting anyone in the city to listen to the corruption he witnessed. & the ones that heard did NOTHING.
Feels like a cosmic joke frankly.
On Pam's desk….
Well that sums up this administrations great job. All the stuff you see everyday is just window dressing. The real things that need to be done , not one has been done. Patel ,Bondi and Trump are failing this country . They are going to get destroyed in the midterms . Those people ,FBI, should have been gone on day 1. MAGA has seen enough, their not coming out this time
Because Patel and Bondi are weak and useless.
Yes they are, but at least he got rid of the worst one in MAGA……MTG???????? IDIOT!!!!!!
I wouldn't say she was the worst – she WAS the worst ANNOYANCE – playing those "mean girl" games with Crocket and AOC – was DISTASTEFUL and TRASHY.
One of the five had the last name of Barnacle.
Here's what AI Overview has to say about barnacles.. Barnacles need to be removed from ships and other man-made structures because they increase drag, which reduces fuel efficiency by up to 40%, increases pollution, and can eventually damage the hull.
This Barnacle damaged the hull of the FBI.
I am such a Trump supporter but I can't believe I'm actually getting tired of his blind spot regarding Blondi, Kash and Bongino.
This does not pass the smell test.
he does have a blind spot regarding some people. It is really frustrating.
Barnacle… nuff said
Bondi and patel are flops. Neither of them has done one thing they promised to do. They are a big part of the maga fracture. Bondi screwed up epstein right out of the gate. Whatever happened to binder #2 release?? I have no respect for either of them anymore. They've betrayed my trust.
Why? Have they had a talk with any/all of them?
doj has not fired their turncoats and the fbi has not either. Fbi reports up to bondi. Maybe she can enlighten us why the sellouts to the country have not been fired.
So much for going after government gangsters.
Am I wrong in thinking that TGP has been inundated with ''liberal progressive'' bots and trolls who are making negative remarks about President Trump and the people he has working for him? There has been a notable uptick in these negative responses. TGP is in danger of becoming the new ''bulletin board'' for the Democratic Party.
"Why is Kash Patel keeping around Deep State actors who supported Jack Smith in his targeted spying against conservative politicians and leaders?"
Because they have the goods on him and his family too?
Would you expect anything more?
As MTG says, nothing changes and by now i believe it's by design.
welcome to the club–
better late than never…;)
that may explain why Patel and Bongino are performing as if hey have a ring in their nose being lead around.. they are not the same guys Trump put into office
I was excited when Kash was named FBI director, I'm not so excited anymore. He's either in over his head or he's compromised in some way. Simply put, he appears to be the same old deep state FBI director hiding anything and everything from the American public.
I am NOT AT ALL excited, quite the opposite. I am READY to see him go. Just wondering about his replacement?
nothing is going to happen . trump's fib & dot is totally inept as far as opposition cooked people are concerned.good luck America !
Imagine the hell Bongino and Patel have to face everyday.
Fire these treasonous scumbags and open a criminal investigation now!!
"…REMINDER: Four of Five FBI Directors Involved in Artic Frost Still in Top Positions at the FBI!…."
And.they'll REMAIN there. Because Patel is a total fraud. Full Stop.
Yep, get rid of Patel, and get rid of Bondi.
No need for foreigners or women in these positions of power.
well Kash was born in the US, not sure of the actual 'status' of his parents at the time (citizenship?) I think it should not be until the 3rd generation or so of being citizens that foreigners should be able to be part of the government. It appears to be our downfall. We have enough enemies within our citizenry.
Still waiting for the round of firings
I think we all will have a long wait, how does never sound looks like that is what it will be.
unfortunately that sounds right, the only thing that keeps me with MAGA is the fact that President Trump has 80 years of destructive liberalism to overcome and has only been in office less than a year. His work on illegals has been pretty close to stellar.
and what is our other option?
Why are they still there?
Why?
It's the lies, you can't explain the lies. That is why the FBI should never, ever be trusted again.
They have lied, and been caught lying, so many times, that I have become conditioned to just assume I'm being lied to when anyone associated with them makes any statement.
There is of course the little homosexual group with matching shorts and sunglasses, who do little parades around the country. They change their name from time to time, used to be patriot-something or another, then some nazi group, I'm not sure what they want to call themselves today.
There was that whole "Hey, Canada is burning down" … 6 hours after 5+ fires started, hundreds of miles apart from one another, the FBI out of no where made a statement "Well, we know it's not arson!" ….. this was before first responders even showed up.. Not at all suspicious there.
Of course they ARE the bomb hoax, that was obvious from the start.
They can track down 74 year old grandmothers and raid their homes at 4 am, because they dared follow the instructions of capital police… But acting on actual threats is above their pay grade.
The mass shootings – 2 out of 3, they make some statement about having been aware of the shooter beforehand, but, "oh well". The third, almost always there are reports from friends/family saying they did contact police and the FBI – but no one gave a crap.
Why would Kash get rid of them? He wrote the Book "Government Gangsters" because he is one.
The Gang of Five.
How's that cleanup going, Kash?
As long as Dem Todd Blanche runs the DOJ,nothing will change
Patel seems like a pushover. He talked a lot of crap before getting the job then nothing, nada
This is why people doubt trump. He needs to remove and imprison these criminals who destroyed good Americans as well as going after trump
If only we had control of the WH, the DOJ and the FBI. Then we'd show these thugs what real justice looks like.
Well, who's fault is that? Kash, you want to speak to this?
Kash Patel is just like Bondi he is there to undermine President Trump and protect the DEEP STATE and protect the Democrats that are part of the group THAT IS INVOLVED IN VOTER FRAUD.
No punishment = no change…
Firing is not punishment when everyone else has to go to jail…
Kash is more worried about defending against what his girlfriend thinks are personal insults…
Kash sucks
As bad as a buyDUMB appointment
Kash 'Keystone Kop' Patel…………..
Kash is another useless person
this administration is no different than the last administration
I'll wager that even if these clowns were all fired tomorrow morning, there are still hundreds deeply embedded in the FBI like ticks, keeping themselves under the radar and still conspiring on how to hurt this administration.
Ratcliffe has not fired the spooks at the CIA.
Bondi and Patel have by far been the two biggest busts. Followed by all of Congress and the Senate.
Starting to question Patel and Bondi…. I am questioning my support of Trump. Need to see some perp walks….
Kash is on the job…..again
Very simple ! LOCK THEM UP !
You have the same thing in DOJ who have been left in there because Pam Bondi is a protector of the DEEP STATE and is doing her best to undermine President Trump. This is why none of them has been charged even though there is a mountain of evidence against them. The same goes for all the high ranking Democrats that have committed VOTER FRAUD . They too are being protected by Pam Bondi.
The buck stops at the Resolute desk.
Yaaaaaawwwwwnnnn,,,,,,,1776,,until then, nothing will ever change.
yup, sadly i have been saying that for years.
the true meaning of the second amendments existence, and why it is #2.
The problem with that is the Chinese would instantly take advantage along with other nations. America would cease to exist fairly quickly.
They, and any other hostile entity would be fools to attempt intervention of any sort, without an assumption of a reultant beneficial outcome. The risk would outweigh the advantage.
Wouldn’t they just team up with one side or the other and squash the side most against them
No.
OK.
Perhaps lead will become the most "precious metal" again to save the republic.
Nope. The american people will do nothing.
The American people have not felt enough pain.
Kash is figured head and doesnt even know it.
The DS FBI only tells him what they want him to know….
My big hope is President Trump is getting ready for a huge counter-coup. The entire Dem Criminal party needs to be arrested and tried by a military tribunal. Whole lot of dirty RINO's too. Trump is probably going to wait until right after Christmas and New Years.
''"Hope springs eternal in the human breast:
Man never is, but always to be blest". ''
from Alexander Pope's 1733 poem, An Essay on Man
''The saying suggests that humans are inherently optimistic and look forward to future happiness, even when they are not content in the present.''
Also, ''In the myth of Pandora's Box, hope is a symbol of optimism that was trapped inside the box along with all the evils released into the world. After Pandora opened the jar, all the world's misfortunes, diseases, and sorrows flew out, leaving only hope inside when she closed the lid. This signifies that even in the face of terrible hardship, humanity still retains the capacity for hope.''
Each of us personally gets to decide if ''hope'' is reason for optimism or if it is naught but a curse and a hindrance.
Thats right? Declare Martial Law , round up ALL the cretins and hold Military Tribunals !
That's what it's going to take. It's a bold move, does Trump have the balls to do it? I doubt it.
It is a bold move,perhaps after they try and steal elections in 2026.
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LOL
It just seems like these types are still in control of the agency.
They need to polygraph all of these people while still in the agency. They also need to do that with anyone even tangentially involed in the J5/J6 bomber investigation. Who controlled the camera at the DNC. Who was in the police truck the bomber waved to, have they polygraphed the Blaze suspect? Who wrote the misleading bomb report, polygraph? Who received the Firstnet data, poly?
For that matter, has Kash demanded the NSA data from Tulsi to find out the missing phone data from J5 and J6? They may know exactly who the bomber was.
This is why it is called 'deep' state…
Not on the surface state.
It has been 60 or 70 years in the making and is not going away in a short time.
deep state are globalist and they are not all in the US nor can they be touched legally.
Over 150 years in the making.
Time to throw-out the Kash?
He doesn't see the systemic problems with the agency?
He is too weak to do anything about, what he sees?
He is part of the systemic problem?
Kash "Day One" patel, another blowhard that does nothing.
At this point, we might need to throw Kash out with the garbage. Dude's just going after the lowest hanging rotten fruit, while letting all the kingpins slide. Disgraceful!
Make it a duo! Bondi should go yesterday!!!
She does nothing serious, just enough to keep us 'entertained'!
My spidey sense tells me that both she and Suzie Walz (Trump Chief of Staff) are plants to slow walk/sabotage his agenda!!!
Convince me I'm wrong!!!
Fire them all.
Arrest them all.
Incarcerate them all.
Geez what would do without the pot stirring Hoft Brothers writing these articles! Joe you know that there is an active Grand Jury right now that is investigating Artic Frost. Come on man stop ignoring things like that so you can grandstand. Yes these guys do still work at the FBI. They shouldn’t be. But you also know that their days are probably numbered and will get caught up in this Grand Jury in Florida. I have a feeling a lot of people are going down in that Grand Jury. The U.S. attorney is a friend of Mike Davis. I think he is serious. Heads will roll. The main ones with be Jack Smith and people like these guys who helped him. So please stop this!
I am not disagreeing with your article – but we HAVE been hearing this for quite some time. Each time something has come up, it has been a disappointment. Time to IGNORE all the lowlife Dem-appointed judges and Trump needs to do what he has to do. I am happy – somewhat – with SCOTUS of late.
Did not take long to compromise Patel and Secret Service Drop OUT MR Bogangals.
I don't understand the politics of all this and I think our current leadership in these three letter agencies doesn't either.
Let’s see their arrests. Make it a good Thanksgiving.
Patel is like Bondi worthless. WTH is wrong with Trump?
And why is that.
Or more proof bondi is not up to the job.
First rule of the swamp: No one in the swamp suffers any consequences.
Applies no matter who wins elections.
Failed Bondi & Patel must exit stage left, let real leaders into these important positions
IIm Worried that these men have commitments and children in college . This could hardship their families . I'd much prefer they be allowed to stay and retire so as not endangered their pension . Forgiveness is a virtue . ( puts Saturday night special in mouth and does right thing)
BS fire their a$$ and remove their pension
If we can't fix this sewer in the next 2-3 years, you will have millions of folks thinking, "just tear it the F down"
If that’s the case, no wonder no one respects Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. Those two have lost so much credibility since becoming leaders of the DOJ.
Like we got any chance at all.
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Our only HOPE now is with Jesus!
that was ALWAYS EVER our only hope. Maybe WE haven't been going to Him enough (meaning all Americans).
Rot runs deep in the FBI and the DOJ
Do they have dirt on Kash by any chance from listening to phone calls.
Trump is NOT draining the Swamp.
look at all the simps blaming blondi and fakir patel for fooling trump ? you simps are the only ones being fooled ! there is a reason why patriots are betrayed (bannon, flynn, gaetz, kirk, mtg…) and traitors are protected (lindsay, mcconnell, wray, barr, ….) it is because trump has others do the dirty work and he plays the victim….you would think scamdemic lockdown, clotshot, election rigging by mail would have woken you up…
It won't end until the swamp creatures are all arrested.
Rothrock… as in Rothschild/Rockefeller? Nothing to see here.
There is NO justice in America, period.
Even when "your guy" is in charge.
Let's clean house and kick them the %#$@ out!
SSDD. Nothing is going to change until there is a revolution.
Trumps all in on letting crooks in the FBI.
Why are they still breathing
fbi has out lived it's usefulness if it ever had any…the concept of a national police force is antithetic to this constitutional republic…
the FBI / CIA / DOJ are the most corrupt agencies in the USA !
Bait and switch
What say you Kash?
A lot of bad signs about what is going on in the Tump "Justice Department": bad actors being kept in the department, untenable investigation of Kirk's murder, likely involvement of elements of the US government in Kirk's murder, sluggish prosecution of DeepState criminals, etc.
It's become very clear that Pam Bondi is a deep state mole and now it's looking like Kash Patel is too. What else is there to conclude otherwise when there are still Trump hating criminal working inside the DOJ/FBI? Where does that leave Trump?
You mean they are the same ones who got all the senators and congress phones data and such
Yep.
Patel and Bondi….two do nothings in this administration.
Kash and Bondi not so great
Patel and Bondi cannot change anything while getting the makeup applied for their next appearance on Fox programs. Bongino is somewhere, but nobody knows his location.
This is 100 x Watergate.
In Watergate, the legal standard for removal from office was awareness of the coverup. Not actively involved in it, just knowledge of it while failing to act against it.
Essentially with Watergate standards hundreds would be implicated in Arctic Frost, easily.
Dan Bongino ranted for years about the FBI corruption and Trump being targeted. These are the jackholes that did it.
Now Dan Bongino is in a position to FIRE THEM ALL and rid the FBI of this scum.
What does Dan Bongino do? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Turns out Dan is just another useless Lilly pad floating around on the waves in the DC maggot swamp.
Make them go away.
Phony baloney U.S. of Everything is Rigged, Illegal (or pending).
IMHO as long as DJT , etal can maintain the "cash flow", the average American wouldn't give a damn if Shaytan himself were in charge of things (and he probably is).