Fraud, waste, and abuse.
FBI Director Kash Patel called the partnership a “tremendous opportunity for our FBI agents to learn and train with some of the greatest athletes on earth” and said it will help the bureau “be even better prepared to protect the American people.”
What a fucking imbecilic jackass he is.
What do they think FBI agents actually do as their job? Lol
You can now spot undercover agents by listening for their entrance music.
Article doesn’t say anything about what anyone is getting paid or by who. Why is this fraud, abuse or waste? Seems like a seminar about hand to hand combat is being put on for a group of people who are/should be trained in hand to hand combat. With the trainers being some of the most skilled in the world. If it is explained that this is significantly more expensive than typical market rate seminars, sure that sucks. But, the article doesn’t specify anything like that. This exact thing has happened dozens of times with different athletes and different military/police forces in the US under different presidents dem and rep. I remember a long time ago Kenny Florian or Carlos condit was doing a training for special forces guys. The Gracies have also done a fuck load of training for various military/police organizations. There are tons more examples but nobody will feel any less strongly if I list them.
Edit to add sources of this happening since 2002
https://www.army.mil/article/51966/ufc_fighters_see_different_side_of_combat_with_178th_mps
https://www.army.mil/article/20627/wiesbaden_hosts_army_combatives_contest_ufc_fighters
https://www.army.mil/article/52539/space_warriors_attend_royce_gracie_combatives_clinic
