US EditionCory Booker Clashes with Kash Patel at Hearing on FBI
Senator Cory Booker challenged FBI Director Kash Patel over controversial firings and sealed grand jury testimony, leading to a heated exchange during the FBI's annual oversight hearing.
- Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Kash Patel faced tough questions from Democrats amid internal strife at the FBI and rising fears of political violence.
- Sen. Cory Booker predicted Patel's tenure would be short-lived, warning him that former President Trump 'will cut you loose', leading to a heated shouting match between the two.
- Patel told senators he was trying to inform the public that 'a subject' had been detained, though that individual was not the shooting suspect, which Sen. Peter Welch challenged as creating confusion.
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FBI director Kash Patel faced skeptical Democrats in a controversial Senate oversight hearing on Tuesday, defending his record amid criticism that he has politicized the country's leading federal law enforcement agency and sought reprisals against perceived opponents of President Donald Trump.
Trump will cut you loose: Kash Patel clashes with Democrats during Senate testimony
FBI director Kash Patel and Senator Cory Booker engaged in a heated argument during a Judiciary Committee hearing. The confrontation highlighted deep divisions over FBI leadership and the handling of sensitive investigations.
Kash Patel Shuts Down Cory Booker In Heated Capitol Hill Clash - Real News Now
FBI Director Kash Patel clashed with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) during a fiery Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, refusing to back down after Booker launched into a tirade attacking his leadership. The exchange ended with Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) siding with Patel and reprimanding Booker for repeated interruptions. Booker used most of his allotted questioning time not to pose questions, but to lecture Patel and predict his downfall, a…
Sen. Booker to FBI director: ‘ You’re failing as a leader’
Sen. Cory Booker and FBI Director Kash Patel got in a heated exchange during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing after the New Jersey Democrat told Patel that President Donald Trump “will cut you loose.”
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