President Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel pledged in his confirmation to end the "targeting" of Americans by the government for religious reasons.
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director. Schmitt told Patel that he has all the faith in the world that he will restore the trust of the FBI.
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.
FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.
During Patel's confirmation hearing, Durbin pressed Patel on Trump's blanket pardons, including for individuals who admitted to violence against law enforcement and those who subsequently committed crimes.
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President Trump's nominee to be top US spy, Tulsi Gabbard, and pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, face tough Senate hearings.
WASHINGTON, (WCAX) - A controversial cabinet nominee is in the hot seat in Washington to lead the FBI. Vermont Senator Peter Welch who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Kash Patel. The at-times heated conversation focused on Patel’s willingness, or lack thereof, to say President Trump lost the 2020 election.
Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, refused to explicitly say whether he would target Trump’s critics during his hearing, downplayed his own history of embracing conspiracy theories and refused to acknowledge Trump lost the 2020 election.
President Donald Trump has doubled down on his baseless claim that diversity hiring could be to blame for a mid-air plane crash that killed 67 people.Trump ordered a review of all federal aviation hiring and safety decisions after Wednesday night's crash between an American Airlines jet and a military helicopter,
Follow the action as three of Trump's most contentious picks for senior administration roles face questioning on Capitol Hill.