The Senate Judiciary Committee has delayed a vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director due to objections from Democrats. They argue Patel has not provided sufficient information about his past statements and grand jury testimony. The delay will not likely affect Patel's chances of confirmation.
Kash Patel , President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on advancing Kash Patel 's nomination to be FBI director was delayed Thursday after Democrats raised objections.
In a letter to Republican chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, obtained by ABC News, Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Cory Booker and Adam Schiff wrote that Patel has "repeatedly refused to discuss the testimony he provided to a federal grand jury investigating Donald Trump’s unlawful retention of classified documents, as well as his invocation of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
They also argued that Patel's choice to invoke the Fifth Amendment before a grand jury "merits further inquiry."
FBI DIRECTOR NOMINATION KASH PATEL SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE DEMOCRATIC OBJECTIONS FIFTH AMENDMENT
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