FBI Pick Kash Kash Patel Major TakeaWays from Senate Confirmation Hearing | Donald Trump News
Kashyap “Kash” Patel, President Donald Trump’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is trying to dodge the allegations to spend in its first confirmation hearing before the United States Senate, He will use the domestic intelligence agency for political gains.
Patel’s hearing was one of the three controversial hearing on Thursday, as Trump’s enrolled persons for high-level government posts want to get the Senate approval.
He included Robert F. Kennedy Junior, a vaccine skeptical, seeking to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and nominated to serve as Director of Tulsi Gabbard, National Intelligence.
But when both Gabbard and Kennedy are relatively recently ally of Trump, Patel was investigated for long -term loyalty to the Republican leader and real estate tycoon.
Patel, 44, was a public guard and federal prosecutor before Trump joined Administration during his first term as President in 2019. He served in various roles, which included the Defense Secretary and Director of the National Intelligence Director.
But after Trump’s first term ended, reports revealed that several officials objected to Patel’s climb in ranks. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Jina Haspel allegedly threatened to resign whether Patel was nominated as Deputy Director of the agency.
Patel still remains one of Trump’s close advisors and media proxy, even associating a children’s book, which sympathetically portrays the Republican leader as a surrounded king.
He has also created a series of public statements, suggesting that he could prosecute journalists if the FBI has been approved as Director and the bureau headquarters has been converted to “Museum of Deep State”.
Those statements were repeatedly brought during Thursday hearing, as the Democrats pressed them on their merit and moral standards. There are four major takeaairs from the hearing here.
Republican line behind Patel
At the beginning of the hearing, the Republican leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee ralled behind Patel despite a controversy over their nomination.
Republican Chak Grassley of Iowa, the leader of the committee, determined the voice in his initial comments.
He resonated Trump’s allegations that the Department of Justice and FBI were specially armed against the Republican – and the President.
Trump was impeached twice in his first term, and after leaving the post in 2021, he became the first US President to face criminal allegations, proving business records wrong, stopping classified documents and less Demanding to do was involved.
“Public belief in FBI is less. Only 41 percent of American people feel that the FBI is doing a good job, “Grassley said. “It is no surprise that there has been a decline in an institution in the public trust, which has been plagued by misbehavior, lack of transparency and weapons of law enforcement.”
Grassley said that Patel, if confirmed, will be assigned to restore that trust.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, ranking in the committee, responded to Grassley’s statement with his own one.
“Since 1935, the motto for the FBI has been ‘loyalty, bravery, integrity’,” said Durbin. “After a meeting with Mr. Patel and after reviewing his records, I don’t believe you meet the standard.”
Democrat said that Trump nominated Patel after the previous FBI directors, who refused to follow their demands.
“With Mr. Patel, however, the President has found a loyalist. The involvement of the principles of conspiracy in Mr. Patel’s loyalty and threatened efforts on President Trump’s enemies, ”Durbin said.
Democrats face a difficult battle in blocking Patel’s confirmation, though. By the end of the hearing, Patel’s enrollment came ready for a full Senate vote, where Republican holds 53 seats out of 100, while compared to 47 for Democrats and Independents.
A fracture with Trump on 6 January
One of the biggest revelations of the hearing came early, arrested for participating in an attack on US Capital in an exchanges with Dangle.
On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters landed on the capital, while MPs attempted to certify the 2020 election results.
Inspired by false claims, Trump’s 2020 defeat was the result of widespread fraud, they broke in the capital, attacked law enforcement and threatened “Hang” officials such as Vice President Mike Pence.
Under the former President Joe Biden, the estimated 1,583 people faced federal criminal allegations.
On the first day of Trump’s second term, however, the Republican leader appreciated 14 sentences and gave full forgiveness to the rest of the accused.
According to Trump’s own position, Patel has expressed sympathy to the “hostages” of January 6, even promoted the work of the so-called J6 songs-to raise money from the defendants who have For.
On Thursday, Darbin asked Patel directly whether Trump was wrong to release blankets for rioters.
Patel replied, “I do not agree with any punishment of any person who has committed violence against law enforcement.”
When the cases were suppressed where the rioters defeated and injured the law enforcement in the capital, Patel reiterated his position, offering a rare moment to depart from Trump’s policies.
“Senator, I have not seen all 1,600 personal cases. I have always advocated imprisoning those who harm our law enforcement and civil communities, ”Patel said.
Patel denies the desire to politicize the FBI
Another point of the dispute was Patel’s previous statement of how he could use the office of the Director of the FBI.
Speaking to Trump Elli Steve Bannon at a podcast in 2023, Patel echoed the warnings of the Republican leader that the alleged political rivals could face criminal prosecution on his return to the office.
Patel said, “We will go out and find conspirators not only in the government but also in the media.” “We are coming in the media after those who lied about American citizens who helped in the Biden Rig presidential elections.”
They were a recurring topic of the statement – and similar – Thursday’s hearing. Patel attempted to dismiss him, in some cases arguing that the quotes were excluded from the context.
“I am not interested, no desire and if not confirmed, go back. There will be no politicization of the FBI, ”Patel said in a conversation with Senator Chris Cons. “No anti -repayment action will be taken by any FBI, should I be confirmed as FBI Director.”
Patel ever pledged to do anything “unconstitutional or illegal”. But the Cons suppressed Patel whether he would resign if the President asked to fulfill the order that compromises morally.
“Senator, I will always follow the law,” Patel replied, bypassing this question.
Another Democrat, Richard Blutenal of Connecticut, demanded assurance that Patel would not allow Tram’s federal inquiry to firing in the federal investigation.
Under Trump, the Department of Justice has already fired a career prosecutors involved in its prosecution on charges of election intervention and classified documents wrong.
“Will you be committed that you will not tolerate the firing of FBI agents working with the office of Special Counsel on these investigations?” Bluntal asked, demanding “yes” or “no”.
Patel replied, “Each FBI employee will be held for full equal standard and no one will be abolished for matters.”
He then said: “All FBI employees will be protected against political vengeance.”
Extending law enforcement capabilities
Meanwhile, Patel demanded to play one of his sales points: that he would exclude the FBI’s law enforcement capabilities.
He used this goal as a means of defying criticisms about his comments that he would destroy the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC on the first day of his leadership.
“A third of the workforce for the FBI works in Washington, DC,” Patel replied. “I am completely committed to the workforce where I go out in the interior of the country, where I live, west of Mississippi, and work with the departments and local authorities of Sheriff.”
He said, “American people are worth resources not in Washington, DC, but in the rest of the country.”
Trump himself has demanded an aggressive stance to polish violent crimes, and Patel deployed himself as a keen ally in that fight.
Patel said, “The FBI’s priority, if I am confirmed, must ensure that our communities are protected and security, and our children have parks to play nor to walk on needles, “Patel said.
But the hearing was over -time, as Patel and his Democratic critics collided.
Patel told Senator Amy Clobachar, one of his most enthusiastic critics, “If the best attacks on me are going to be false allegations and Gotsec misunderstandings, then this body is the only thing that is defeating the credibility of men and women in FBI. , “Patel told Senator Amy Clobuhar, one of his most enthusiastic critics.
But Clobachar replied that she was just facing Patel with her words.
,These are their own words. It is not a conspiracy. This is what Mr. Patel told himself. The fact matters. ,
