{"id":73277,"date":"2026-04-02T16:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T20:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=73277"},"modified":"2026-04-21T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T14:43:22","slug":"mad-dog-at-the-fbi-is-sued-in-the-noonday-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2026\/04\/mad-dog-at-the-fbi-is-sued-in-the-noonday-sun.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Mad Dog at the FBI<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MAD-DOG-PATEL-finito-2000-no-words.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"505\" data-attachment-id=\"73313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/screenshot-353\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MAD-DOG-at-the-FBI-750.jpg\" 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https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MAD-DOG-at-the-FBI-750-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/fired-fbi-agents-lawsuit-patel-bondi-00852277\"><em>Three fired FBI agents are suing the bureau and Kash Patel for dismissing them because they took part in an investigation of el presidente Trumpscheisse\u2019s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Postscript: <\/strong>April 18 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/04\/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences\/686839\/\">Mad Dog has gone MIA. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Fired FBI agents are suing the bureau and Kash Patel for dismissing them  because they took part in an investigation of el presidente Trumpscheisse\u2019s attempt to 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