Tenn., quizzed FBI director nominee Kash Patel on how he would help get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answered questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Democrats attack Trump’s nominee for FBI director over Jan. 6 and Trump’s classified document case, among other things.

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, with Democrats focused on his plans to overhaul the bureau and whether he'll seek legal retribution against Trump's political opponents.

Trump's nominee for FBI director will face probing questions from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats about his credentials and history of making false claims about the agency he's been tapped to lead.

Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, wouldn’t acknowledge or sought to distance himself from a host of his past public statements as Democrats pressed him during his confirmation

During Kashyap "Kash" Patel's Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Blackburn requested his help in releasing files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been nominated to replace Trump-appointed Christopher Wray, whose resignation took effect on Jan. 20.

Trump ally Kash Patel, the president's pick for FBI director, is likely to be questioned about his fitness to lead Thursday during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Kash Patel, who's been nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the FBI, is one of the most ill-suited Cabinet nominees of all time.