WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel (L) and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi look on during a press conference in the Oval Office of the White House on October 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump and Patel provided an update on the Trump administration’s progress in reducing violent crime. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump and Patel: ‘Operation Summer Heat’ resulted in 8,700 violent crime arrests, confiscating ‘enough fentanyl to kill 55M Americans’

President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel held a joint press conference in the Oval Office to announce the outcomes of “Operation Summer Heat,” a nationwide initiative aimed at curbing violent crime and enhancing public safety in American cities.

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Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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