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Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s wizard, wants to reform the FBI

But his list of political enemies would be a scary place to start

Illustration of Kash Patel as a wizard putting the FBI HQ in a flaming cauldron and casting a spell
Illustration: David Simonds

When word reached the president that the FBI, without informing him, had warned members of Congress that a foreign nation was meddling in American politics, he blew his stack. He had already lost trust in the director of the bureau, who he now also concluded had kept him in the dark in hope of catching him accepting illegal foreign help. “That bastard was trying to sting us!” he exclaimed.

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This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “King Donald’s Wizard”

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