Senator Durbin and Kash Patel Clash Over January 6th Pardons at Confirmation Hearing

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Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation, faced tough questions during his confirmation hearing. He clashed with Senator Durbin over the president’s pardoning of January 6 rioters. Patel defended himself by referencing Biden’s decision to commute the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a far-left activist convicted of murdering two FBI agents. Despite criticism from some Democrats, Patel hopes to rebuild faith in the FBI and keep politics out of its investigations.

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