President Trump’s FBI Director nominee, Kash Patel, has already claimed his first Democrat sufferer in what is anticipated to be a extremely contentious affirmation listening to.
As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson reported, Patel sat down this morning to testify earlier than the Senate Judiciary Committee for affirmation starting at 9:30 A.M. Patel’s spectacular {qualifications} embody a number of high-ranking positions within the intelligence and protection communities, comparable to Division of Protection Chief of Employees and Deputy Director of Nationwide Intelligence beneath President Trump.
The Gateway Pundit just lately reported that Patel is already working with Rep. James Comer (R-KY) and constructing plans to crush the deep state. Comer revealed that he had a prolonged dialogue with Kash Patel and mentioned, “Mr. Patel is the best man for the job. He acknowledges the significance of ending the weaponization of federal regulation enforcement and holding Deep State bureaucrats accountable. Change is right here!”
However these info don’t matter to Democrats, particularly Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). As The Gateway Pundit beforehand reported, Durbin has gone all out to cease Patel. He has despatched letters to the Justice Division, Division of Protection, and the Workplace of the Director of Nationwide Intelligence (ODNI), accusing Patel of working to undermine the transition course of between Donald Trump and Joe Biden following the widespread fraud that occurred through the 2020 presidential election.
However he obtained a chilly style of actuality when he tried to ambush Patel on the J6 pardons.
“Do you suppose America is safer as a result of 1600 folks have been given the chance to come back out of jail and reside in our communities once more?” Durbin requested.
After telling Durbin he had not had a chance to evaluate all of the pardons and making clear he had no tolerance for many who hurt regulation enforcement, Patel destroyed him with this brutal reminder:
I additionally consider that America is just not safer due to Biden’s commutation of a person who murdered two FBI brokers…The person that point-blank vary fired a shotgun into their heads and murdered them was launched from jail.”
WATCH:
WATCH: Kash Patel calls out Dick Durbin’s hypocrisy at Senate Judiciary Committee listening to pic.twitter.com/gzuPGHGvxN
— RSBN (@RSBNetwork) January 30, 2025
The particular person Patel was referring to was far-left ‘Native American rights’ activist Leonard Peltier, who not solely killed two FBI brokers on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation but additionally escaped from federal jail.
Patel then dropped Durbin on his head when the senator accused him of racism.
“I definitely don’t consider that a person who’s the primary minority to function the Deputy Director of Nationwide Safety is a racist and detest any conjecture on the contrary.”
Kash Patel simply dropped the HAMMER on Dick Durbin after the Senator insinuated he’s a racist
“I definitely don’t consider that a person who’s the primary minority to function the Deputy Director of Nationwide Safety is a racist and detest any conjecture to the… pic.twitter.com/kosUY2umLR
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025
