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Dems grill Patel on sex with animals, drinking on the job, frat boy goals in off-the-rails hearing: ‘Shut up’
PoliticsSenate Judiciary Committee hearing
Senate Democrats questioned Kash Patel about the FBI's hiring practices, including whether the bureau hires people who have had sex with animals, and accused him of being a drunk and a 'thug'.
The hearing was intended as a routine oversight hearing, but Democrats instead focused on various scandals, derailing Patel's plan to discuss plummeting crime rates.
- WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats grilled FBI boss Kash Patel on whether the bureau hires people who had sex with animals, blasted him as a “thug,” and accused him of being a drunk during an off-the-rails Judiciary Committee hearing.
- “You have been so drunk that briefings have been rescheduled so you could sleep it off,” Sen.
- Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) swiped, goading him into taking an alcohol test.
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- Patel was summoned to discuss FBI operations, but the hearing took an unexpected turn
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- Further investigation into the FBI's hiring practices and Patel's conduct
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