Kashyap “Kash” Patel has been confirmed to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a 51-49 Senate vote on Thursday despite his desperate attempt to block the Democratic nomination.
Patel, a former federal prosecutor and former Trump administration intelligence agency, won votes without help from Republican Sen. Susan Collins (ME) and Lisa Markovsky (AK) and He joined the Democratic Party.
The Senate advanced its nomination early on Thursday to go 51-47, with Senators John Boosman (R-AR) and John Fetterman (D-PA) missing the vote.
President Donald Trump choice Patel, who runs the FBI, shortly after winning the November election, called him “a brilliant lawyer, investigator” who spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice and protecting the American people. I'm here.
“He plays a vital role in discovering Russia, Russia and Russia hoaxes and stands as a defender of truth, accountability and the constitution,” Trump said. I wrote it About the true society of that time. “Kash did an incredible job during my first term, where he served as Chief of Staff of the Department of Defense, Director of National Intelligence and Senior Director of Counterterrorism for the National Security Council. Kash has also attempted to trials of over 60.
February 4th letter Leading by ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL), Democrats will call Patel's nomination “dangerous” and Senate Attorney Chuck Grassley (R-IA) will hold an additional hearing after them I requested I struggled He halted the momentum of his nomination at a nearly six-hour confirmation hearing on January 30th.
The letter also includes Sheldon White House (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chris Coons (D-DE), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Massie Hirono (D-HI) ), signed by Corey Booker. (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Schiff (D-CA).
Grassley refused the request, write That Patel said “provides sufficient opportunity for this committee to scrutinise his records” and “none of the issues raised in.” [the Democrats’] Letters justify delays. ”
Patel leads counterterrorism efforts for the White House, serving as a senior adviser to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), and became the Pentagon Chief of Staff during Trump's first term.
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Collins has said that Patel's “recent political profile” will be a powerful advocate for Trump and his supporters from a highly biased investigation surrounding the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, and that she will be the one who will be able to take him. I cited the reasons why I voted against it.
“Mr. Patel will be a political and national security disaster if confirmed,” Darvin said. I said in Press conference Before the vote. “At the moment, there are only a handful of Senate Republicans on whether they have the courage to make what they want to do public.
“We'll vote for no,” Schiff said. “Our Republican colleagues may vote to confirm him, threatened by the threat of major challenges from this president and Magazarward… They must live in that vote. .”
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) voted to confirm Patel in the shocking move that came after his “Nay” vote at the Department of Defense (DOD) Second Pete Hegses, dni tulsi gabbard, and Health and Welfare Services (HHS) Second Robert F. Kennedy, JR..
