Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — FBI Director Kash Patel’s decision to remove bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for FBI job applicants drew bipartisan disbelief Tuesday after he said the change was intended to protect trafficking victims coerced into sexual acts with animals. The FBI previously automatically disqualified people who acknowledged engaging in crimes including