FBI Eases Hiring Rules on Theft, Prostitution, Bestiality

ALEX WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images Under Kash Patel, some past misdeeds are no longer automatic FBI dealbreakers. The bureau quietly loosened its hiring rules in June in an effort to boost recruitment after a wave of firings, resignations, and retirements during President Donald Trump’s second term, CBS News reported. Under the new guidelines, applicants who have hired a prostitute, stolen from an employer, or engaged in bestiality or animal cruelty may still be eligible for FBI…