Kash Patel is setting his agenda as the new FBI director.
He never expected to see this come across his desk.
And Kash Patel was tipped off about one bad scandal that left Gavin Newsom sweating bullets.
California lawmaker asks the FBI to investigate the state’s high-speed rail boondoggle
Voters in California approved a ballot measure in 2008 to build a high-speed rail system that connected Los Angeles to San Francisco.
The project was supposed to be completed in 2020 and cost $20 billion.
Delays and setbacks have plagued it from the beginning.
Only 57 miles of tracks have been built and a train has never run on them.
The project is now estimated to cost $130 billion to complete and could take until the end of the 2030s to be completed if it’s ever finished.
California’s high-speed rail project has become the poster child for government incompetence, red tape, and the dysfunction of the state’s Democrat Party to be able to do anything.
A French company working on the project quit because of disputes with California’s government and opted to take a job in North Africa because it was “less politically dysfunctional.”
Representative Kevin Kiley (R-CA) argued that California’s high-speed rail boondoggle might not be incompetence, but corruption.
He asked FBI director Kash Patel to open an investigation into the failed project.
“This malfeasance leads to questions that transcend mere incompetence. How is it possible to have spent over $13 billion without a single station opening? Where have these funds gone? Who benefited?” Kiley wrote.
Former President Barack Obama provided California with taxpayer funding for the project that was eventually blocked by President Donald Trump during his first term.
California got its federal funding when former President Joe Biden took office.
Kiley argued federal dollars flowing to the project meant the FBI should open a corruption investigation.
“Because the project has consumed billions in federal funding, the FBI has both the authority, and I would argue the responsibility, to pursue these questions and deliver answers to the American people. The Public Integrity Division is uniquely qualified to root out any corruption, recover stolen funds, and restore confidence that our tax dollars are being stewarded carefully,” Kiley stated.
Sean Duffy is already probing the project
The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) mocked the idea of an FBI investigation on social media.
“We welcome this investigation & look forward to working with federal partners. CA High-Speed Rail has been audited over 100x, every dollar is accounted for & progress is real – 50 structures built, 14,600 jobs created & 171 miles under construction,” the CHSRA wrote on X. “Full speed ahead!”
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that he was opening a probe into California’s high-speed rail debacle last month in Los Angeles.
“For too long, taxpayers have subsidized the massively over-budget and delayed California High-Speed Rail project,” Duffy said. “President Trump is right that this project is in dire need of an investigation. That is why I am directing my staff to review and determine whether the CHSRA has followed through on the commitments it made to receive billions of dollars in federal funding.”
California’s failure to build a functional high-speed rail line after 17 years is either corruption or stunning incompetence.
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