During a House Budget Committee session on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel challenged Democrats, claiming they were using the bureau for political purposes related to his recent book.
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) raised concerns about an appendix in Patel’s book, “Government Gangsters: The Deep Nation, Truth, and Our Democracy Battle,” suggesting it served as a “list of enemies” used by Patel and former President Trump.
“I’m curious about how many individuals from this supposed blueprint are currently under scrutiny by the executive order and FBI investigations,” Dean questioned Patel.
In response, Patel fired back, asking if Dean wanted to know who had actually been targeted by the purportedly weaponized FBI.
“How and why? Would you like to hear about what I’m doing to address this?” he continued, but Dean appeared disengaged.
“Let’s move on,” she said, accusing Patel of trying to divert the conversation.
Patel insisted that there is no “list of enemies” in his book and suggested that Dean should distribute copies to her colleagues so they could understand better.
After Dean indicated she wouldn’t provide her constituents with copies of Patel’s book in Pennsylvania’s Fourth Congressional District, he simply stated, “That’s their loss.”
At a Senate confirmation hearing, Patel confirmed he had to testify before the Federal Court as part of the investigation into former special adviser Jack Smith regarding the retention of Trump’s White House documents at Mar-a-Lago after his first term.
Many believe that the criminal charges against Trump, which were dismissed last July, were driven by political motivations.
