# ATM DEEP DIVE: FBI FAILS (and assorted disappointments) - Guest: Steve Friend (6/4/2026)

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Published: 2026-06-04T18:15:00+00:00
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## Resource

Truth bombs from former FBI agent Steve Friend explode all over this episode. The American Radicals podcast host explains how FBI Director Kash Patel dishonors the agency, how numbers about the rescuing of missing and exploited children are cooked beyond reproach, how millions of cars in America are months away from a new, federal tax and how the definition of 'terrorist' is undergoing massive change. Follow our guest Steve Friend on X: @SteveFriend Follow Steve's show: The American Radicals Podcast Follow host Keith Malinak on X: @KeithMalinak More episodes at ATMshow.com

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