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Kash Patel Pledges Probe Into 2020 Democrats Framing Plot

8/13/2026

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FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to investigate who tried to frame Democrats in the 2020 election.
He disbanded the force that had flagged John Solomon and Rudy Giuliani’s attempts on Joe Biden.
Marcy Wheeler called the unsigned letter—not on FBI stationery—the centerpiece of a propaganda push.
Patel will travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg on October 14-15.
A Russian outlet with FSB ties speculated he may have received kompromat.

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FBI Director Kash Patel pledged to investigate who tried to frame Democrats in the 2020 election.
He disbanded the force that had flagged John Solomon and Rudy Giuliani’s attempts on Joe Biden.
Marcy Wheeler called the unsigned letter—not on FBI stationery—the centerpiece of a propaganda push.
Patel will travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg on October 14-15.
A Russian outlet with FSB ties speculated he may have received kompromat.