{"id":31997,"date":"2025-10-24T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/10\/24\/nba-gambling-kash-patel-says-hes-the-boss-he-decides-which-arrest-to-make-social-media-trolls-him-over-epstein\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T12:31:44","slug":"nba-gambling-kash-patel-says-hes-the-boss-he-decides-which-arrest-to-make-social-media-trolls-him-over-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/10\/24\/nba-gambling-kash-patel-says-hes-the-boss-he-decides-which-arrest-to-make-social-media-trolls-him-over-epstein\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA gambling: Kash Patel says he&#8217;s the boss, he decides which arrest to make; Social media trolls him over Epstein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-124785478,imgsize-807608,width-400,resizemode-4\/kash-patel-asserts-he-is-the-fbi-director-and-he-decides-whom-to-arrest-not-donald-trump-after-fbi-busted-a-major-nba-gambling-racket.jpg\" alt=\"NBA gambling: Kash Patel says he's the boss, he decides which arrest to make; Social media trolls him over Epstein\" title=\"Kash Patel asserts he is the FBI director and he decides whom to arrest, not Donald Trump, after FBI busted a major NBA gambling racket. \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kash Patel asserts he is the FBI director and he decides whom to arrest, not Donald Trump, after FBI busted a major NBA gambling racket. \">Kash Patel asserts he is the FBI director and he decides whom to arrest, not Donald Trump, after FBI busted a major NBA gambling racket. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>FBI director Kash Patel shot down conspiracy theories that President Donald Trump was behind the massive NBA gambling bust because of their activism, and said he is the FBI director and he decides which arrests to conduct and which not to.<!-- --> As he prevailed at an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham and laughed off the Trump link suggestion by Stephen A Smith, social media users trolled Patel and suggested that when it comes to Epstein, he can&#8217;t make any decision whatsoever. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What did Stephen A Smith say: &#8216;He&#8217;s coming&#8217;<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The ESPN host said he watched Patel&#8217;s press conference where he announced the arrest of 30 individuals, including the Miami Heat\u2019s Terry Rozier, ex-Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones, and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups &#8212; and said it was all a media spectacle. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen accusations before. We\u2019ve seen athletes get in trouble with the law before. You don\u2019t see the director of the FBI having a press conference. It\u2019s not coincidental. It\u2019s not an accident. It\u2019s a statement, and it\u2019s a warning that more is coming,&#8221; Smith said, adding that it was all Trump&#8217;s work. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8216;Single dumbest thing I&#8217;ve ever heard of&#8217;<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>When Patel was confronted with the allegation, he said, \u201cI\u2019m the FBI director. I decide which arrest to conduct and which not to conduct.&#8221; \u201cThat may be the single dumbest thing I\u2019ve ever heard out of anyone in modern history. And I live most of my time in Washington, DC,\u201d Patel said. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>&#8216;Kash Patel has all intel on the NBA gambling scheme&#8217;<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Social media users ripped Kash Patel and his meltdown, asserting himself as the FBI chief and questioning that he has all the intel on the NBA gambling scheme but nothing on Epstein and Diddy.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>As a MAGA influencer, Kash Patel stoked conspiracy theories for years that sex offender Epstein probably did not die of suicide in his prison cell only to confirm that when he became the FBI director. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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