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Thursday, August 13, 2026

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KP Kash Patel

Politician report card · Director of the FBI · Executive

Kash Patel

28 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Patel personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

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Coverage of them · media avg grade B · media avg lean 11% left (how outlets covering them scored — not Patel’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

  1. Trusty defends Blanche DOJ role, cites background and hypocrisy claims Jul 27, 2026 · Fox News · 65/100
    B-
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  2. NewsNation details ransom note addressing Savannah Guthrie in Nancy Guthrie abduction Jul 26, 2026 · NewsNation · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 15% Right-leaning
  3. FBI returns alleged $32M COVID relief fraud fugitive Escoe from Jamaica Jul 26, 2026 · Fox News · 95/100
    A
    Political Lean Centered
  4. Klobuchar questions Patel on past statements in FBI director confirmation hearing Jul 24, 2026 · Decoding Politics · 45/100
    D+
    Political Lean 85% Left-leaning
  5. Jordan questions Patel on note in September 2025 FBI hearing Jul 22, 2026 · Final Brief · 15/100
    F
    Political Lean 35% Right-leaning
  6. FBI Director Kash Patel plans mid-October Russia trip hosted by FSB Jul 21, 2026 · MS NOW · 55/100
    C-
    Political Lean 65% Left-leaning
  7. Suspect in custody after incendiary device explodes outside 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan Jul 20, 2026 · MS NOW · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean Centered
  8. Hirono questions Patel on Epstein files at Senate Judiciary hearing Jul 19, 2026 · inventor 885 · 25/100
    D-
    Political Lean 45% Left-leaning
  9. Welch Questions Patel on FBI Jet Use for UFC Fight and Hockey Game Jul 19, 2026 · MAJORITY VOICE HUB · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 25% Right-leaning
  10. Van Hollen Questions Patel on Alleged Conduct Issues During FBI Budget Hearing Jul 16, 2026 · Benjamin Hayes · 68/100
    C+
    Political Lean 72% Left-leaning
  11. Moskowitz Questions Bondi on Epstein Files in House Judiciary Hearing Jul 15, 2026 · JIMMY CARTER · 72/100
    B-
    Political Lean 68% Left-leaning
  12. MS NOW panel examines Kash Patel travel scrutiny, FBI priorities, and DOJ nominee Jul 11, 2026 · MS NOW · 72/100
    B-
    Political Lean 68% Left-leaning
  13. The View critiques Kash Patel over UFC plot announcement and past disclosures Jun 17, 2026 · The View · 75/100
    C+
    Political Lean 65% Left-leaning
  14. Blumenthal Presses DOJ IG Nominee Berthiaume on 2020 Election and Jan. 6 Jun 17, 2026 · Forbes Breaking News · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 15% Left-leaning
  15. Bongino Highlights FBI Captures, Crime Drops, Deportations, Iran Strikes Jun 17, 2026 · Fox News · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  16. FBI foils alleged drone and sniper plot targeting White House UFC event Jun 16, 2026 · The Hill · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean Centered
  17. Fox News segment on thwarted White House UFC plot and political violence Jun 16, 2026 · Fox News · 78/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  18. PBS report on White House UFC plot arrests accurate with inter-agency context Jun 16, 2026 · PBS NewsHour · 85/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  19. NewsNation report on Tycen Proper UFC White House plot arrest largely accurate Jun 16, 2026 · NewsNation · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean Centered
  20. Secret Service officials criticize Patel's timing on UFC plot announcement Jun 16, 2026 · MS NOW · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 45% Left-leaning
  21. Raskin letter alleges Patel directed $1M+ in FBI bonus payments to loyalists Jun 16, 2026 · MS NOW · 55/100
    C-
    Political Lean 72% Left-leaning
  22. AP report on FBI disruption of alleged White House UFC plot aligns with court filings and officials Jun 16, 2026 · Associated Press · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  23. MS NOW Panel Discusses Blanche Nomination, Patel UFC Post, Newsom Probe Jun 16, 2026 · MS NOW · 75/100
    B-
    Political Lean 65% Left-leaning
  24. FBI Thwarts Alleged Drone Plot Targeting White House UFC Event Jun 16, 2026 · CNN · 92/100
    A-
    Political Lean 12% Left-leaning
  25. Trump says he was unaware of foiled UFC event threat at White House Jun 16, 2026 · C-SPAN · 90/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered
  26. FBI Director Patel announces foiled plot targeting White House UFC event Jun 16, 2026 · The Hill · 85/100
    B+
    Political Lean 22% Right-leaning
  27. FBI foils drone plot at White House UFC event; Vance discusses threat, Iran deal Jun 16, 2026 · Fox News · 82/100
    B+
    Political Lean 65% Right-leaning
  28. FBI Thwarts Alleged Plot Targeting White House UFC Event Jun 16, 2026 · CBS News · 85/100
    A-
    Political Lean Centered

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