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WATCH: 'What are you hiding?' Sen. Blumenthal asks Patel about classified documents testimony
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3:00Now PlayingSen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director.
In his second round of questioning, Blumenthal pressed Patel about why he wouldn't discuss his own testimony to a grand jury about the federal classified documents case against President Donald Trump.
"What are you hiding? Why won't you tell us? You testified under a grant of immunity after taking the Fifth Amendment, as your privilege to do, and the appearance here is that you have something to hide. I submit to my colleagues on the committee, we need to know what the grand jury testimony is," Blumenthal 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 President Donald 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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