Greater clashes between Patel and Senate Democrats

The director of the FBI of President Donald Trump Kash Patel Sparred With the Democrats on the Senate Judicial Commission on Thursday in his long confirmation audience, where he faced legislators about issues ranging from Trump for the riots of January 6, his role in raising a song published by the heart January 6 and your previous call to close the FBI headquarters in Washington, DC

He also answered questions about his opinions about Qanon and his book, “Gangsters Government”.

Here were the four biggest clashes of the day.

Blumenthal: Patel’s actions giving “the appearance” has something to hide

Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Patel exploded to refuse to share his great testimony from the Trump’s probe jury Classified Management Documents after leaving the White House.

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Kash Patel, the election of President Donald Trump to be director of the FBI, appears in front of the Senate Judicial Committee for his confirmation audience on January 30, 2025. (AP Photo / J. Scott AppleWhite)

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Blumenthal told Patel on Thursday that he refused to share his statements with the panel gave “the appearance” that he is less than transparent.

“The look here is that you have something to hide,” said Blumenthal. “I put my colleagues on the committee, we must know what the witness of the Grand Jury is … and you have no objection to seeking it, but you will not tell us.”

“Even in a classified and confidential environment, I think this position is disqualifying,” he said before adding, “What do you hide?” “Why don’t you tell us?”

Patel refused to give a satisfactory response.

“The look here is that you have something to hide,” said Blumenthal.

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FBI director, Kash Patel candidate on the left, and Senator Adam Schiff (AP | Getty)

January. 6 Forgiveness

Senator Dick Durbin, D-Rill.

Durbin, the Democratic classification on the panelHe asked if Patel believed that the United States is “safer” after massive pardons were granted, to which Patel tried to make the action mistake in the pardons issued by former President Joe Biden.

He told Durbin that “he has not looked at all 1,600 individual cases” before adding, “I also think that America is not more secure due to the switching of President Biden of a man who assassinated two FBI agents”, ” Patel said, referring to Biden’s decision to move -Leonard Peltier’s ruling, a North -American activist convicted of murder two FBI agents in a reserve of southern Dakota.

The families of the agents, he said, “(d) they are better than having the man who shot down a shotgun on his head and killed them released from prison.”

“So it goes in both ways.”

The riots of January 6, and their forgiveness, were a common theme of sight.

President Donald Trump’s supporters are in the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

J6 Choir of the Profit, “Justice for All”

Senator Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Hit Patel with Fast fire questions about His participation and promotion of a song recorded by “J6 Prison Choir”, a group of Capitol Rioters, during their imprisonment.

Patel shared the song, “Justice for All” on social media. He said that at that time he “did not know violent criminals”, saying that “he did not participate in any violence on January 6 and the surrounding area.”

In response, Schiff gave Patel a harsh public dress about the violence and assault supported by the Capitol police on January 6, 2021.

“Turn them and look at them,” Schiff told Patel before heading to the officers aligned to protect himself in the back of the room.

Patel refused to do it.

“I want you to look at them if you can, if you have the courage to look at them in your eyes, Mr. Patel. Tell them you are proud of what you have done,” Schiff said.

“Tell them that you are proud that you raised money from the people who assaulted their pepheks, that Pepper sprayed them, who beat them with sticks. Tell them that you are proud of what you did,” Schiff said, And he added, “them” there.

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Sen. CORY BOOKER, DN.J. (Call Tom Williams/CQ-Roll using Getty Images/File)

Booker bends in classified documents

The questions of New Jersey Cory Booker’s Senator in Patel about Trump’s efforts to declassify documents after leaving the White House were found among the most hot moments of the sight.

Booker, A New Jersey Democrat, asked Patel repeatedly if he witnessed Trump’s manipulation documents marked or transferred to declassify them after leaving the oval charge.

“In the name of all the values ​​you said today, you did not testify or have not testified by the President of the United States Declassification Documents?” He asked Booker, his voice went up several octaves.

Patel told Booker that he did not know if the documents he saw in the Trump Mar-Alago Resort in Florida were captured by FBI agents on the Special Council’s probe and urged Booker to obtain them legally .

“The question is: will you lie for the President of the United States?” Said Booker. “Would you be for Donald Trump?”

“No,” Patel said.

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Booker urged Patel to testify in the Senate about what he told the Grand Jury.

“It would be absolutely irresponsible that this committee was advancing with its candidacy … If we do not know that the future FBI chief would violate the law and lie to the President of the United States,” said Booker.

“He refuses to the transparency he says to adhere. He refuses to be direct with the US Senate,” he continued.

“Was it or not lied to the President? This is the question.”