Months after FBI Director Kash Patel told lawmakers there would be "no politicization" and "no retributive actions" at the bureau, the FBI and other government agencies have launched investigations into multiple people the president has previously named as enemies.

The big picture: The Trump administration has expanded the scope of law enforcement since the president retook power earlier this year, and MAGA supporters, such as Patel, have approached their jobs in alignment with Trump's goals on rooting out government officials working within what he calls the "deep state."

Catch up quick: Prior to being confirmed as FBI director, Patel wrote a book in 2023 that included a "not exhaustive" list of "deep state" officials in the executive branch. • Trump endorsed the book, saying that he

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