One of the people on Kash Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel’s potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
President Trump's nominee to be top US spy, Tulsi Gabbard, and pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, face tough Senate hearings.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved Pam Bondi’s nomination for attorney general in a party-line 12-10 vote.
Confirming Patel "would endanger the FBI's integrity and compromise its critical mission," the former officials wrote.
President Trump’s choice of a staunch loyalist to lead the bureau upends the post-Watergate tradition of picking nonpartisan directors. Mr. Patel’s enemies list and his vow to exact a campaign of retribution loom over the hearing.
Democrats directed some of their energy during attorney general nominee Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing toward publicly disavowing Kash Patel.
President Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his suitability to lead the premier law enforcement agency.
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, distanced himself on Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee he did not think violent rioters who assaulted law enforcement deserved a break.
What was supposed to be a blockbuster hearing eviscerating Trump’s FBI pick turned into attempts to create a viral moment that never came to pass.
Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.
Kash Patel, Trump's controversial pick to lead the FBI, disclosed a net worth of more than $5.9 million.