Kash Patel, a former official from the Trump administration, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI. The lawsuit alleges a “politically motivated” effort by the DOJ and the FBI to obtain a subpoena for Patel’s personal email account data back in 2017.
The lawsuit, lodged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, raises the question, “Who watches the watchmen?” It emphasizes the importance of oversight, especially in a post-PATRIOT Act era where the U.S. Government has been exposed for spying on its citizens. The lawsuit also bashes the weaponization of federal law enforcement agencies against the American people.
Kashyap “Kash” Patel, who served as Senior Counsel and Chief Investigator for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), was responsible for investigating the questionable actions of the FBI and DOJ. The lawsuit alleges that the DOJ secretly sought a grand jury subpoena to compel Google to turn over Patel’s private email account data, violating the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable searches and seizures.
The lawsuit further claims that the FBI and DOJ feared oversight from the HPSCI. Patel had discovered that the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which looked into President Trump’s