Posted originally on CTH on August 9, 2025 | Sundance

There are many professional reasons to be critical of FBI Director Kash Patel, the timing and firing of Walter Giardina is not one of them.

Corrupt FBI Special Agent Walter Giardina’s wife was battling cancer; she died last month at the age of 49.  FBI Director Kash compassionately and ¹wisely waited to fire Giardina while the corrupt official supported his wife and later grieved her loss.

[¹I include the word ‘wisely’ because given the adversarial nature of the employee’s situation within the organization, Giardina was almost guaranteed to exploit the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) law, and subsequent legal protection, if he was terminated by Patel during his wife’s illness.  Giardina is a toxic federal employee in DC, and the one thing these federal DC employees know best is how to exploit employment protection law.]

Keep in mind that Giardina was one of the lead FBI agents working for the Mueller investigation.  The Mueller investigation was a clear coverup operation and all of the FBI officials within it knew they were working on a fraudulent precept.

As soon as he was terminated, Special Agent Walter Giardina sent his termination letter to Ken Dilanian of MSNBC who was one of the primary narrative engineers behind Russiagate.   Dilanian immediately posted a screenshot of it on social media, noting “Giardina is a Marine combat veteran whose wife died of cancer last month at age 49.”

Just because Giardina served in the military and his wife was fighting cancer, does not mean Giardina was not a toxic and corrupt FBI special agent who used the power and authorities of his office for his own agenda. He was.

There are a multitude of genuine reasons to be critical of Kash Patel and his ability to remove the toxic puss represented by his agency operations in/around Washington DC.  However, when a critical and smart decision is made, he should also be appreciated.   Everything around the removal and timing of Giardina was strategically smart.