Patel Promotes Dangerous Election Misinformation to Flatter Trump’s Ego
WASHINGTON, D.C. — FBI director Kash Patel today testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing.
Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen, issued the following statement following the hearing:
“While under oath today, Kash Patel peddled dangerous conspiracy theories and misinformation in order to appease Donald Trump’s ego. His cowardly statement supporting Trump’s claim that the only way Democrats could possibly win in November is if the party cheats is particularly rich given Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election and his more recent offer to pay $5k to each American if his own party wins the upcoming election.
“These sycophantic statements and his testimony throughout the hearing make it clear that Patel’s leadership at the FBI has been plagued by inappropriate politicization, rampant mismanagement of funds and resources, and a lack of regard for public safety. With Patel at the helm of the agency, dedicated career officers have been dumped over loyalty tests, child predators have been protected, and taxpayer dollars have been wasted going after Trump’s personal enemies. Every day Patel remains in charge of the FBI is a day too long.”