‘It Goes Both Ways’: Kash Patel Flips The Script On Dem Senator Repeatedly Pressing Him On J6 Pardons
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Kash Patel flips script on Dem senator after being grilled on J6 pardons: 'Brutal reality check'
Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ‘enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution
Kash Patel to face deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau
A Democrat has requested information from government agencies regarding claims that Kash Patel violated protocol during an attempted hostage rescue mission.
Ill., questioned Kash Patel about his support of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, including those who have since committed other crimes. Patel would not say if he believed the pardons made America safer.
President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, said Thursday during his confirmation hearing he did not support the president’s decision to grant clemency to the dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who attacked police officers.
Durbin wrote, “I have recently received highly credible information revealing that while serving in the first Trump Administration’s National Security Council, Kash Patel broke protocol regarding hostage rescues by publicly commenting without authorization on the then in-progress retrieval of two Americans held captive by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen in October 2020.
Patel told senators he would commit himself to "due process and transparency" if confirmed as the bureau's director.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he plans to oppose the nomination of Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI. “Kash Patel has
Kash Patel, Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, sat before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing. It was tense.
Democrats pressed Mr Patel on threats to investigate government officials and the news media. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.
Kashyap “Kash” Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has spent his first confirmation hearing before the United States Senate trying to dodge accusations that he would use the domestic law enforcement and intelligence agency for political gain.
Tenn., quizzed FBI director nominee Kash Patel on how he would help get to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
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