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.
Trump FBI pick Kash Patel made more than $2.6 million from consulting, paid speeches, and books last year
Trump’s FBI chief pick, Kash Patel, insists he has no ‘enemies list’ and won’t seek retribution
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Dems clash with FBI nominee Kash Patel but make little hay over ‘enemies list’
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, answers questions on Jan. 6 , QAnon, and more
President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on clemency for Jan. 6 violence against law enforcement
FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.
Kash Patel Hearing: Trump’s FBI Pick Denies ‘Enemies List,’ Distances Himself From Jan. 6 Rioters As Democrats Attack
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
How Kash Patel’s Charity Aided Trump, and Patel Himself
The nominee for F.B.I. director made his nonprofit into a publicity machine, selling his children’s book, his clothing brand and his image as Donald Trump’s ultimate loyalist.
Kash Patel hearing: FBI director nominee pressed on Jan. 6, conspiracy comments
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday.
Kash Patel breaks with Trump on Jan. 6 clemency, defends record in Senate hearing
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, faces what could be a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with questions expected over his experience level, brash rhetoric and concerns he would deploy the bureau to target the president’s foes.
Kash Patel’s podcast persona: staunch Trump defender and fierce critic of the FBI he could soon lead
An Associated Press review of more than 100 podcasts that Kash Patel hosted or on which he was interviewed reveals how Patel has habitually denigrated the investigations into Trump.
The latest Republican bombshell about the FBI looks like a dud
A key GOP senator said he was exposing provocative internal emails from the FBI. A closer look, however, suggested there were no great revelations.
Conspiracies, espionage, an enemies list: Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings
The onslaught of claims, promises and testy exchanges did not occur in a political vacuum. The whirlwind day — Day 10 of the new White House — all unfolded as Trump himself was ranting about how diversity hiring caused the tragic airplane-and-helicopter crash outside Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Trump’s Dangerous Government Purges Continue, Now at the FBI
In recent weeks, the FBI Agents Association urged Patel not to punish agents investigating Trump and the January 6 attack on the Capitol. Fear in the bureau escalated this week after Trump fired a number of career Justice Department lawyers who worked on his criminal cases, just the latest move in his gutting of the federal workforce.