The Senate has confirmed Kash Patel as the new director of the FBI, with a narrow 51-49 vote reflecting deep partisan tensions. Democrats expressed grave concerns over Patel’s loyalty to Donald Trump and his intent to target the president's critics. As a Trump loyalist, Patel plans to shift the FBI's focus back to traditional crime-fighting roles, moving away from recent intelligence-gathering priorities. His prior remarks about pursuing anti-Trump figures have raised alarm among Democrats, while Republicans see him as a necessary corrective to perceived biases within the FBI.
Mr. Patel wants to make the FBI accountable once again -- get back the reputation that the FBI has had historically for law enforcement.
I cannot imagine a worse choice," Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., told colleagues before the 51-49 vote by the GOP-controlled Senate.
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