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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.
Democratic senators grill Donald Trump's FBI pick Kash Patel on vision for the agency
Democrats demand Patel information in special counsel’s classified documents report
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
Patel Invoked the Fifth Amendment in a Case Tied to Trump
Kash Patel invoked his right not to incriminate himself before a grand jury examining whether Donald Trump mishandled national security secrets.
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What Kash Patel Doesn’t Want the Senate to Know About the ‘J6 Prison Choir’
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,
FBI Director nominee Kash Patel takes on senators’ questions about overhauling the bureau
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.
Donald Trump’s FBI pick Kash Patel was key to Republican recasting of Jan. 6 attack
As Republicans' take on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection evolved from disapproving to defensive, Kash Patel played a role in reframing their position.
Kash Patel grilled on potential Trump pressure, past comments at contentious hearing
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
Patel dodges, demurs as Democrats press him on controversial statements
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
DOJ fires employees who worked on Trump prosecutions under Jack Smith | The Excerpt
Plus: Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and his role in Jan. 6 misinformation | Trump pledges sweeping tariffs on steel, semiconductors
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Justice Department Fires Staffers Involved With Jack Smith’s Trump Prosecutions, Reflecting Effort To Purge Disloyal Employees
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday that it had fired more than a dozen employees who worked on Jack Smith’s criminal prosecutions ... Christopher Wray, with loyalist Kash Patel. Mr. Trump’s pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, said ...
Trump's DOJ firings are designed to deter future investigations, former officials say
Trump vowed to rid the Justice Department of what he says is partisan bias. Ex-officials say he's using retaliation and intimidation to thwart potential investigations of his second term.
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FBI insider raises concerns about Kash Patel's role in hostage rescue
Days before this week's high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel's judgment during sensitive ...