The US Senate confirms the Kash Patel for a 10-year-old mandate for FBI management | News Donald Trump

The Senate of the United States voted to confirm the former Federal Prosecutor Kash Patel As the following director of the Federal Institute for Investigation (FBI), continuing a series of successes for the nominated governments of the President Donald Trump.

But the Thursday confirmation occurred with dark margins. Only 51 senators, all Republican, voted for Patel in the Senate in 100 seats.

There were two observed defections from the Republic Party: Lisa Murkowski from Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. 47 Democrats joined the opposite of what critics called the dangerous nomination to lead the FBI.

“Mr. Patela record shows that he is dangerous, inexperienced and dishonest,” said Democratic Senator Dirk Durbin from Illinois. “He should not and cannot serve as an efficient FBI director.”

For their part, in social media postPatel thanked Trump and said he was honored to confirm.

“The zlipalization of our judicial system eroded public trust – but that ends today” Patel wrote. “My mission as a director is clear: May they be good police officers – and restore trust in the FBI.”

But in the vote, the parade of democratic legislators, including Durbin, took the Senate to be confirmed on the affirmation of Patel, saying that it would really politicize the FBI.

They increased the questions about his ability to make the FBI fairly, given the last statements that suggested that they could use the Resources of the Bureau to leave after Trump’s political rivals and journalists.

“It is shocking that my republic colleagues are willing to support him despite a serious threat posed by our national security,” Durbin said.

“I’m sorry to say, I believe that he will quickly come to regret this voting. When I think of giving this man of the 10-year term as director of the Leading Competent Investigation Agency, I cannot imagine a worse choice.”

Tight certificate

These worries mirrors are in historically tight margins through which Patela has passed. His predecessors in the FBI are approved with superior bipartisan support.

FBI Director of the FBI Christopher WRAY won confirmation in 2017. year with 92 votes. In front of him, 2013, James cut 93 votes in support. And for Robert Mueller 2001. Voting was unanimous, 98 to zero.

However, with a solid 53-member majority in the Senate, none of the nominated President Trump is expected to fall in voting for confirmation.

Even Mitch McConnell from Kentucky – who breached the rank with his colleagues over certificates Tulsi Gabard and Robert F Kennedy Jr He threw his support behind Patel on Thursday.

But in separate statements Collins and Murkowski explained that they could not vote for suffering from fear to be able to use the FBI for political profit.

“My reservations with Mr. Patella stem from his previous political activities and how they can influence his leadership”, Murkowski wrote. “The FBI must be trusted as a federal agency that roots of crime and corruption, not focused on resolving political results.”

Collins echoed that feeling, saying that the patella “aggressive political activity” throws suspicion in his ability to lead an unscented office.

“Mr. Recent Patel political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of the FBI Director,” Collins explained in it statement.

This is not the first time that Patelo is breaking the Republicans under Trump leadership.

During the Trump First Rock, since 2017. until 2021. Patel served in various roles, including the Council for National Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

However, the news appeared that the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Gina Haspel threatened to submit to encourage the substrate of the Trump Naming Patel as its deputy.

In memoir Bill Barr, who in the first sense served as a lawyer during the Trump’s first term, also recalled that the proposal would have made the Deputy Director of the FBI, saying it would be “through my dead body.”

Faced with criticism of the Senate

For time Confirmation of hearings In January, the Patel defended the allegations that he would use the FBI to work with Trump bidding. He also denied that he would do something illegally if he confirmed as the FBI director.

“I have no interest, no wishes and I won’t confirm, go back. There will be no politicization of the FBI,” said Patel to Democratic Senators as he faced heated examination.

Patel also sketched their plans to increase the ability to enforce the FBI law, including the distribution of larger resources in 50 countries.

“One third of the workforce for the FBI works in Washington, DC,” Patel replied. “I’m completely dedicated to have that work strength in the interior of the country where I live, west of Mississippi and works with Sheriff’s departments and local officers.”

The son of Indian immigrants who were from Uganda in Canada and later, Patel, Patel, denied attacks on his character as “false accusations and grotesque mischactisation”.

But repeatedly faced his own words, from multiple performances on podcasts and books he wrote.

For example, Patel expanded the theory of conspiracy that the FBI planned the attack on American Capitol 6. January 2021, as the operation “false flags” for home fans.

In the September interview at Shawn Ryan Show, Patel also threatened to “exclude” the Headquarters of the FBI in Washington, DC and convert it to the “Deep State Museum”.

And talking to Trump Steve Bannon in 2023, Patel committed himself to go after the president’s political rivals, described as “criminals” and “conspirators”. He also repeated false claims that Trump’s election defeat was 2020. He was false against Joe Biden.

“We’ll go out and find conspiracies, not just in the government already in the media,” Patel said. “We will come to the people in the media who lied about American citizens who helped Joe Biden presidential elections.”

Patel even scored a children’s book, a plot against the king, which was replaced by Trump as a monarch who was surrounded by antagonists stylistic after Hillary Clinton and Kamal Harris in 2016. and 2024 presidential races, respectively.

Democrats slammed him for his association with the J6 Association, composed of defendants who were arrested after the attack 2021. At the Capitol.

Democrats invite to vote “No”

In minutes before the Senate voted for Patela confirmation, the Democratic Senator Alex Padilla California marked Patel as the use of Trump as his “cash cows” – a tool for media performances and publications.

Padilla also questioned whether Patel had the law enforcement or intelligence for the qualification for the job as the director of the FBI.

“Kash Patel showed a dangerous lack of judgment, lack of preparation and lack of independence,” Padilla said. “He showed that he or she does not want or may not set up politics in order to protect the American people and support the Constitution, whether he should be confirmed to lead the FBI.”

Senator Adam Schiff, another California Democrat, echoed his colleague. He expressed concern that the FBI would be published under the patell leadership, as part of Trump’s mow to federal workforce.

“In democracy, the law enforcement does not serve the President, let alone someone who fashion as a king. The law enforcement is used to humans,” Schiff said.

“I am of the opinion that the people who FBI should go to Manhentes for real criminals, not president’s enemies of the day. The FBI should not serve as a Donald Trump Army.”