FBI director says bureau needs more funding than what Trump administration budget proposal calls for

By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We need more than what has been proposed.”
The 2026 budget proposal released on Friday calls for a funding cut of more than $500 million for the FBI as part of what the White House said was a desire to “reform and streamline” the bureau and reduce &ldq