What Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing Made Clear
T he Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has enormous power to investigate crime. Leading the agency requires judgment, restraint, and, above all, fidelity to the rule of law over loyalty to any individual. On this, Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for FBI director, falls short.
Takeaways from FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s combative confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, downplayed his past promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and his pledges to pursue retribution against Trump’s opponents on Thursday at his combative Senate confirmation hearing.
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
Kash Patel claims he's never heard of right-wing conspiracy theorist — and is reminded he's appeared on his show eight times ...
FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against ...
The Left doesn't like Kash Patel because he helped Trump prove that the FBI and Hillary Clinton were trying to destroy a ...
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The vast catalog of provocative public statements, sometimes made in the company of like-minded FBI antagonists, provides an ...
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling ...
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