Trump, Patel Confirm FBI Special Agents Will Get Paid During Shutdown

FBI special agents will receive their paychecks despite the government shutdown, according to President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel. The news came on Oct. 15 as Patel appeared at a press conference with Trump, who noted that more workers than just FBI special agents were still getting paid. “We got the people we want paid, paid,” Trump said. “We want the FBI paid. We want the military paid. We got the people that we want paid.” This clarification comes one day after the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) stated that it was prepared to ride out the current government shutdown by utilizing terminations, also called reductions in force, or RIFs....