Steve Bannon Urges FBI Director Kash Patel to Stage 'Perp Walks' of George Soros

Overview

• On Monday, June 29, Bannon used his War Room podcast to tell FBI Director Kash Patel to stop touting falling crime numbers and instead produce high‑visibility arrests of so‑called “deep state” figures.
• Bannon explicitly named Democratic donor George Soros and his family as targets and repeated unproven claims about large midterm spending while demanding they be shown in public 'perp walks', a staged public arrest presentation rather than proof of guilt.
• He pressed for fast steps from the Justice Department and FBI, including a task force, release of alleged foreign‑interference files, and swift executive action tied to SAVE America and National Guard deployments.
• A clip of the segment was widely shared on social media and covered by multiple outlets on June 29–30, but there is no public confirmation that the FBI or Justice Department has opened probes or taken enforcement action linked to Bannon’s demands.
• The episode highlights a longer history between Bannon and Patel and raises questions about political pressure on independent law‑enforcement institutions and the use of spectacle over data to shape public perceptions of crime.