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WATCH: Sen. Durbin questions Patel about a conspiracy theory that claims FBI planned Jan. 6
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1:55Now PlayingRanking member Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director about his plans for the FBI, if confirmed.
Durbin asked whether or not he had stated previously that the FBI planned Jan. 6.
“I appreciate the opportunity to address that. That's not what I said. The entirety of the statement attributes my conclusion based on the public record that the FBI utilized sources in and around Jan. 6 and the Biden inspector general confirmed just that,” Patel said.
Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A loyal Trump supporter, Patel is a former public defender turned Justice Department prosecutor. He served in Trump’s first term as chief of staff to acting defense secretary Christopher Miller. In interviews, he has said he wants to reduce the size of the national intelligence community, and shut down the FBI’s headquarters in Washington. He’s also repeated the false narrative that Trump won the 2020 election.
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