Senate Judiciary Committee member Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he was “absolutely” aware of Patel’s 2001 underage drinking arrest, days before his 21st birthday.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing Thursday.

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Confirming Patel "would endanger the FBI's integrity and compromise its critical mission," the former officials wrote.

Kash Patel positioned himself as a steadfast Donald Trump loyalist well before the president picked him to run the FBI.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling ...

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Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

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Grassley hasn’t yet formally endorsed Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the FBI, but he’s clearly a fan. In an interview with the Playbook Deep Dive podcast, Grassley ...