The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards0

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• September 16, 2026

Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, told confused members of the Senate judiciary committee on Tuesday 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