Senate Republican Begins FBI Nominee Kash Patel's Hearing With New Jack Smith Emails
Kash Patel in FBI director confirmation hearing pledges "no retributive actions" amid grilling on past comments
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.
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Democratic senators grill Donald Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel on vision for the agency
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are demanding to see the volume of special counsel Jack Smith’s report dealing with the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation, asserting it has
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Kash Patel invoked his right not to incriminate himself before a grand jury examining whether Donald Trump mishandled national security secrets.
President Trump’s nominee also distanced himself from his past partisan comments, and denied that he would carry out a campaign of retribution if he is confirmed.
I was the last member out of the Senate on January the 6th. I walked past a lot of law enforcement officers, excuse me, who were injured,” Tillis said. “I find it hard to believe that the president of the United States,
President Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his suitability to lead the premier law enforcement agency.
As Republicans' take on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection evolved from disapproving to defensive, Kash Patel played a role in reframing their position.
Donald Trump sits down for a second time Thursday night with Fox News host Sean Hannity after he announced earlier he’s ordering the declassification and release of all remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy Sr, and the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
Top officials have been told to retire or be fired in the coming days, fueling fear within the agency that has been the target of President Trump and Kash Patel, his nominee to be F.B.I. director.
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was at the center of a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, facing intense grilling from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee
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
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