Patel’s alleged purge of FBI calls into question if he perjured himself at his Senate confirmation hearing
A senior Democrat has accused Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s controversial nominee as FBI director, of having already secretly orchestrated a purge of the bureau’s agents even as senators debate whether to confirm him in the post.
Dick Durbin, the ranking Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, said he had “highly credible information” that Patel had given orders to sack senior personnel when he had no power to do so as a private citizen – directly contradicting testimony he had given at a confirmation hearing.
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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/12/kash-patel-fbi-nominee-agency-purge
