FBI director nominee Kash Patel told lawmakers that he does not support reducing the sentence of anyone who attacks law enforcement officers.

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Delhi

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Kash Patel opposes leniency for those who attack cops days after Donald Trump pardons US Capitol rioters

FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.

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USA Today

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Kash Patel breaks with Trump on clemency for Jan. 6 violence against law enforcement

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel denounced political violence when the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee pressed him about his views on the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his appearances on right-wing podcasts.

Washington Times

The Washington Times LLC

Kash Patel says he 'always' rejected violence against law enforcement on Jan. 6

WASHINGTON - Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, told lawmakers on Thursday that he did not agree with shortening sentences for people who assault law enforcement, the week after Trump issued sweeping pardons to people charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Straits Times

Singapore Press Holdings

Singapore

FBI nominee Patel condemns clemency for attacks on police despite Trump pardons

President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, said Thursday during his confirmation hearing he did not support the president’s decision to grant clemency to the dozens of Jan. 6 defendants who attacked police officers. Patel, a 44-year-old lawyer and longtime Trump defender, was grilled by Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (D-IL) about the president’s more than 1,200 pardons and 14 commutations for the violent an…

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Washington

District of Columbia

Kash Patel disavows Trump’s clemency for Jan. 6 defendants who assaulted officers - Washington Examiner

'I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement,' Kash Patel says - Anadolu Ajansı

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Government of Turkey

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Turkey

Trump’s FBI pick opposes clemency for those who attacked police Jan. 6

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Kash Patel was asked to explain his position on the January 6 Capitol riot after facing criticism for his past comments. Patel assured senators at his confirmation hearing that he condemns violence against law enforcement and that anyone who commits it should be investigated.

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Roberts family

Patel on Jan. 6: 'There can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement'

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI Director, reconfirmed his stance of zero tolerance toward violence during the Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday when he spoke to the January 6 Capitol riots. Patel underscored that violence against law enforcement should never be tolerated. “For January 6, I have repeatedly, publicly and privately said that there can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement. And anyone t…

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Kash Patel pledges 'no tolerance for violence against law enforcement' in Senate hearing

During Patel's confirmation hearing, Durbin pressed Patel on Trump's blanket pardons, including for individuals who admitted to violence against law enforcement and those who subsequently committed crimes.

Just the News

Patel trades barbs with Durbin over Jan. 6 pardons

Kash Patel said during his confirmation hearing for FBI director that there "can never be tolerance for violence" against law enforcement, while skirting questions about specific defendants.

Latin Times

Kash Patel Dodges Question About Huddling With Pardoned J6ers After Condemning 'Violence Against Law Enforcement'

Kash Patel opposes leniency for those who attack cops days after Donald Trump pardons US Capitol rioters

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