One of the people on Kash Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel’s potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
Thom Tillis might not like Patel’s previous praise for QAnon, but to pretend it doesn’t exist is to overlook a key detail about the would-be FBI director.
President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.
The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced attorney general nominee Pam Bondi along party lines, setting her up for expected confirmation to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he was “absolutely” aware of Patel’s 2001 underage drinking arrest, days before his 21st birthday.
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
The Senate Judiciary Committee will host a confirmation hearing of President Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday.
US President Donald Trump’s pick for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, Kash Patel, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearing on Thursday (local time) for what is expected to be a fiery and contentious hearing,
Kash Patel, a one-time aide to President Donald Trump, will inch closer to leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when he sits for his US Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Patel, a former Department of Defence (DoD) chief of staff, is a fervent Trump supporter and a fellow critic of the US government's top law enforcement agency.
President Trump’s choice of a staunch loyalist to lead the bureau upends the post-Watergate tradition of picking nonpartisan directors. Mr. Patel’s enemies list and his vow to exact a campaign of retribution loom over the hearing.
Grassley hasn’t yet formally endorsed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, but he’s clearly a fan. In an interview with the Playbook Deep Dive podcast, Grassley lamented the lack of common sense in Washington, and said Patel would bring some.