MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today responded to the 51-49 Senate vote confirming Kash Patel as the next Director of the FBI, and made the following statement: “Kash Patel is likely the most unqualified person ever appointed head of the FBI. The FBI is an agency that […]
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CNN — The US Senate on Thursday voted to approve Kash Patel as FBI director in a mostly party-line vote, clearing the way for one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial appointments. Fifty-one Republicans voted for Patel, who in the past vowed to help dismantle the same organization he will now lead. During his Senate […]
The Senate confirmed Kashyap “Kash” Patel as the new FBI director on Thursday in a Senate vote that largely fell along party lines. 51 Senators voted in favor of Patel’s confirmation, against 49 no votes, cementing him as the director of the nation’s leading federal law enforcement agency. Two high-profile Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of […]
WATCH: Padilla calls on Republicans to stand up against unfit FBI Director nominee WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Committee Democrats in sounding the alarm on Kash Patel’s reckless nomination to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Padilla delivered remarks ahead of Patel’s confirmation […]
