FBI Director Kash Patel posted a photo of bullets he claimed were from the alleged shooter in Dallas, Texas, after an unmarked ICE van was fired on Wednesday morning. The photo showed that the phrase "Anti-ICE" was written on a bullet, leading to several questions from those who have noticed the lack of reliability from Patel in the past.

Several noted that a true anti-ICE activist would likely not write "anti-ICE" and use other more popular phrases repeated by protesters, such "abolish ICE."

But legal experts pointed out that Patel's post shared potential evidence publicly, which might actually put the investigation into the shooting in jeopardy — along with any trial for those linked to the case.

Investigative reporter Amanda Moore posted on Bluesky, "Honest question - does Kash Patel know about court?"

It was shared by lawyer Benjamin Kabak, noting, "I mean, considering the honesty of the Trump Admin and Kash Patel's bumbling approach to everything, isn't it just as likely he took some random bullets lying around, wrote 'anti-ice' on them himself and photographed them?"

"Weird to only write it on just one," commented law school professor Anthony Michael Kreis.

"I bet moments before, the shooter graffiti'd BLACKS RULE," quipped legal analyst and constitutional scholar Madiba Dennie, who contributes to the Supreme Court reporting site "Balls and Strikes."

Her comment is a reference to a 2015 report from a Mississippi man claiming that an apartment on his home was burned and "Blacks Rule" was spray-painted on the sidewalk. It was accused of being "a poor attempt at framing a Black person." Those questioning the incident explained that Black people do not call themselves "Blacks" nor would they use the word "rule."

Independent journalist Aaron Rupar, who runs the "Public Notice" newsletter, commented, "This is the fishiest s--t I've ever seen. We're supposed to believe the shooter wrote 'Anti-ICE' in pen on a bullet and then shot detainees, but not ICE officers?"

One person joked that another bullet had the text "MS-13" on it, a reference to President Donald Trump showing an image of the tattoos on the hand of Kilmar Ábrego García, which had been photoshopped to read "MS-13."

In the past several weeks, the Justice Department has faced scrutiny for compromising cases. In the case of the shooter who fired on right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, Patel and other administration leaders posted false information about the investigation's findings, reported CBS News.

In the case of the so-called "healthcare shooter" Luigi Mangione, a judge found the Justice Department violated criminal rules when it celebrated its efforts to get the death penalty for the defendant before the case had been adjudicated.