Padilla Warns Against Kash Patel’s Nomination to Lead the FBI

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 […]

Kash Patel, Trump Pick for FBI Director, Confirmed by 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 […]

How each senator voted on the Kash Patel nomination

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 […]

Senate confirms Kash Patel to be next FBI director

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Congressman Cohen Appalled at Confirmation of Kash Patel

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 […]

Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s new FBI director?

Kash Patel, a one-time aide to President Donald Trump, has been confirmed by the US Senate to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Patel, a former defence department chief of staff and ex-federal prosecutor, is a staunch Trump supporter and a fellow critic of the US government’s top law enforcement agency. He was confirmed […]

Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director

The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the F.B.I., installing a hard-line critic of the bureau whose unwavering loyalty to President Trump has raised questions over the independence of the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. The 51-to-49 vote, with two Republican defections, means that Mr. Patel will now […]

Trump loyalist Kash Patel is narrowly confirmed as FBI director by the Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump’s bidding and go after the Republican president’s adversaries. “I cannot imagine […]