Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
During a media interview on August 16, 2026, FBI Director Kash Patel pointed to the creation of more FBI task force officers and the Homeland Security Task Force for historically low crime numbers. "We’re embedded with them. We’re running joint operations. We’re running counter-narcotics operations, counter terrorism operations, counterintelligence operations," he said. "We have taken the handcuffs off police officers and eliminated the bureaucracy that prevented them from doing their job."
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