President Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in November. On Thursday, January 30, the loyalist appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing. Find out more about him below.

Lawmakers are set to grill Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, three of Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees.

Patel, in his opening remarks said, “I’d like to welcome my father Pramod, and my mother Anjana, who are sitting here today. They travelled here from India. My sister, Nisha, is also here. She also traveled across the oceans just to be with me.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.

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

The vast catalog of provocative public statements, sometimes made in the company of like-minded FBI antagonists, provides an unusually extensive record of a nominee’s unvarnished and controversial worldviews.

Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

Three of President Trump’s most controversial nominees faced questions from senators on Thursday, with lawmakers pressing them on a range of issues from Edward Snowden to vaccines.

Three of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday.

Kennedy has repeatedly questioned the efficacy and even safety of vaccines touted by most doctors as medical miracles responsible for saving tens of million lives globally.