The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to approve Kash Patel's nomination to lead the FBI and send it to a vote of the full Senate.
“It is unacceptable for a nominee with no current role in government, much less at the FBI, to personally direct unjustified and potentially illegal adverse employment actions against senior career FBI leadership and other dedicated, nonpartisan law enforcement officers.”.
Durbin claimed that Patel’s orders were enforced by Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy, as well as the acting attorney general, Emil Bove, and an advisory team for the FBI director.
“Although Mr Patel is President Trump’s nominee to be FBI Director, he is still a private citizen with no role in government,” said Durbin.
This comes after the ranking Democrat on the committee, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, accused Patel of orchestrating a purge of the agents at the FBI.
