The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards
In August, CBS reported that these standards had been relaxed, and that multiple sources claimed “the FBI did so to facilitate hiring in some cases.”According to a letter from Senate Democrats to Patel, new standards appear to have been quietly enacted as early as February 2025. “Not victims of bestiality, applicants who have been engaged. Do you disagree with that?”“Applicants who have engaged in bestiality means they were victims of bestiality because they were forced to do so,” replied Patel.
- ▪In August, CBS reported that these standards had been relaxed, and that multiple sources claimed “the FBI did so to facilitate hiring in some cases.”According to a letter from Senate Democrats to Patel, new standards appear to have been qui
- ▪“Not victims of bestiality, applicants who have been engaged.
- ▪Do you disagree with that?”“Applicants who have engaged in bestiality means they were victims of bestiality because they were forced to do so,” replied Patel.
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Tim MarchmanPoliticsSep 15, 2026 1:50 PMThe FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring StandardsFBI director Kash Patel claimed to US senators that the removal of a bar on hiring people who had engaged in bestiality was aimed at protecting sexual assault survivors.Photograph: Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyKash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told confused members of the Senate judiciary committee on Thursday that new FBI hiring standards are aimed at protecting “victims of bestiality.”Prior to the current administration, FBI policy was to bar applicants who had, among other things, hired sex workers, stolen from an employer, or engaged in bestiality.
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