Kash Patel, Trump's controversial pick for FBI director, set to face Senate grilling

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  Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Works to Persuade Senators in Confirmation Hearing

  Testifying in a confirmation hearing, Kash Patel, who is nominated to lead the F.B.I., also sought to allay fears about his fitness to serve.
  
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• Watch Live: Kash Patel confirmation hearing for FBI director

  President Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI director. He is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing.
  
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• Democrats grill Kash Patel about Jan. 6, loyalty to Trump in confirmation hearing for FBI director

  Kash Patel is facing questions from the Senate on Thursday as he works toward confirmation to be the next director of the FBI. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on Patel's ...
  
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• Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, to have confirmation hearing tomorrow

  Kash Patel is a staunch Trump ally and a former federal prosecutor and national security official.
  
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  Hearing set for Kash Patel nomination to lead FBI

  Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, is expected to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. Patel held numerous national security roles during the first Trump ...
  
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  Kash Patel, Trump’s FBI Pick, Sees Good in QAnon and Evil in the Bureau

  Kash Patel’s public comments on the QAnon conspiracy theory suggests he sees its adherents more as an audience to be courted rather than an ideology to follow.
  
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• Kash Patel Senate confirmation hearing to be FBI director

  Watch live coverage as Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to be FBI director, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  
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  Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth faces grilling in Senate hearing

  Culture wars and personal issues are expected to dominate a hearing for Donald Trump’s choice to be the country's next defense secretary, Pete Hegseth.
  
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