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“This guy is a seriously dangerous character.” The inside story of how Kash Patel, unqualified and seemingly unmotivated, got to run the F.B.I. Plus:

The darkest part of the Epstein e-mails

Trump’s tariff reversal

Annie Leibovitz parties with Martha Stewart

“The F.B.I. tried to put the President in jail,” Patel allegedly told a former agent. “And he hasn’t forgotten it.” Illustration by Ben Kirchner; Source photograph by Jim Watson / Getty

David Remnick

Editor, The New Yorker

When selecting members of his Administration, Donald Trump seems to value one quality above all: loyalty. This helps explain why he

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