At a hearing, Sen. Booker reminds Kash Patel that he promised "all FBI employees will be protected against political retribution" and said under oath he knew of no plans to punish agents tied to criminal investigations of Donald Trump. Booker calls the exchange "a mockery" and says firing FBI employees solely over their case assignments is illegal, "and you know that."
The receipt
- Who
- Sen. Booker
- Where
- hearing - Senate oversight hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel
- Original footage
- moneycontrol · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 43 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Mr. Patel, this is a mockery you're making of this hearing. It's a simple question. It's a simple question. If you have a transfer, if you can read the question, you don't have it. You promise that, quote, all FBI employees will be protected against political retribution. When I asked you, are you aware of any plans or discussions to punish in any way, including termination, FBI agents or personnel associated with the Trump administration, You explicitly said under oath that you were not aware of any plans to punish FBI agents associated with criminal investigations of Donald Trump. I don't believe you were truthful. Firing FBI employees based solely on the cases that they are investigating, your case assignments is illegal and you know that.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.