On Capitol Hill, Trump's pick to lead FBI responds to past controversial statements

Lucian Nemoiu

Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Kash Patel, President Donald Trump 's nominee for lead the FBI, tried to clarify and distance himself from some of his most controversial statements during his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal asked Patel if he would push back on Trump if the president asked him to investigate someone on political grounds. Patel said he FBI agents would not be judged based on their cases. Advertisement "Every FBI employee will be held to the absolute same standard and

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