Patel Profanely Attacks MSNBC Over Comey Perp-Walk

FBI Director Kash Patel launched a profane public attack on MSNBC, calling it an "ass clown factory of disinformation," after the network and legal analyst Barb McQuade reported that an agent was relieved for allegedly refusing to arrange a "perp walk" for former FBI Director James Comey. Comey was indicted on Sept. 25 on charges of lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional investigation, and McQuade and other critics cited DOJ policy that discourages staged "perp walks." Multiple outlets reported the agent's firing, while Patel defended the discipline, saying under his leadership agents must "follow the chain of command or get relieved." Fact‑checkers and critics condemned Patel's vulgar rhetoric and questioned some of his comparisons to past arrests, while supporters and conservative outlets countered that media coverage previously amplified publicized arrests of figures such as Roger Stone and Paul Manafort.