Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse questions Kash Patel at his confirmation hearing. Whitehouse says an inspector general investigation found false Patel's claim that FBI agents were responsible for January 6 violence. He then reads a Colorado judge's finding that Patel's testimony was "completely devoid of any evidence in the record."
The receipt
- Who
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
- Where
- hearing - Senate Judiciary Committee, Kash Patel confirmation hearing for FBI di
- Original footage
- PBS NewsHour · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 58 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
You said FBI agents were responsible for the violence on January 6, and I quote you here, beyond a reasonable doubt. Is that what you said? That's completely incorrect, and I appreciate the opportunity to address that. I'll give you a lot of prudently writing, but this is my time now. Have at it. An Inspector Attorney General investigation found that that was false. And you said we should impeach judges who rule against Donald Trump, who are, in your words, political terrorists. When this nominee tries to explain all this away, keep one thing in mind. He's testified under oath before a Colorado judge who presided over a Trump case in which he was a witness. And the judge found, and I'm quoting here, he was not a credible witness. His testimony is not only illogical but completely devoid of any evidence in the record.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.