Full Interview: FBI Director Kash Patel | Special Report with Bret Baier | May 28, 2025 (Archived)

This is the full archived footage of FBI Director Kash Patel’s exclusive interview with Bret Baier on Special Report, broadcast on May 28, 2025, from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

In this interview, Director Patel discusses:

Efforts to modernize the FBI and improve agent training

The bureau’s crackdown on fentanyl trafficking through Operation Raptor

The death of Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar

Transparency around January 6, the pipe bomber, and confidential sources

Internal reform following previous leadership failures

The attempted assassination of former President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania

His stance on James Comey’s “8647” controversy

Concerns about CCP infiltration and national security threats

Plans to relocate FBI headquarters within Washington D.C., not to Maryland or Virginia

Patel emphasizes accountability, non-partisanship, and restoring public trust in federal law enforcement. This footage is presented for historical, journalistic, and archival reference.