US EditionInsults Fly in Shouting Match Between Patel and Rep. Eric Swalwell
FBI Director Kash Patel rebutted questions on DOJ transparency and high-profile mentions in Epstein files, underscoring ongoing scrutiny over the agency's investigative conduct.
- On September 17, FBI Director Kash Patel and Representative Eric Swalwell engaged in a heated exchange while Congress questioned Patel about the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case files and the Department of Justice's management of the investigation.
- The hearing followed Democrats' recent vote to subpoena four banks linked to Epstein amid controversy over incomplete public release of over 33,000 DOJ-obtained documents.
- Patel consistently declined to state whether President Donald Trump’s name appears in the files, citing legal constraints, while Swalwell criticized him for dodging the questions, implying it suggested a guilty conscience.
- Patel stated he never spoke with Trump about the files, asserted all legally releasable information has been made public, and urged focus on reducing violent crime and pedophilia in sanctuary cities.
- The exchange highlights partisan tensions over transparency in the largest FBI sex trafficking case and ongoing challenges in fully disclosing Epstein-related documents amid political conflict.
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Insults fly in shouting match between Patel and Rep. Eric Swalwell
During a tense exchange, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on why the FBI has not released more documents in the Epstein case, asking Patel in slow annunciation: “Did you tell the attorney general that Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?”
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FBI Director Kash Patel faced intense questioning from Congress over the handling and release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during his second day of hearings. The session was marked by Patel’s repeated refusals to directly answer whether President Donald Trump’s name appears in the Epstein files, as well as attempts by some Democratic lawmakers to portray him as a hypocrite. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Why are …
Kash Patel Melts Down Under Oath, Refuses to Say Whether Trump Is Named in Epstein Files
FBI Director Kash Patel looked visibly rattled during a tense House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, dodging repeated questions about whether Donald Trump’s name appears in the infamous Jeffrey Epstein files — and at one point bizarrely broke into reciting the alphabet to avoid answering. The hearing, already charged following Patel’s explosive testimony in the Senate the day before, took a surreal turn when Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) corne…
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