At a hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel, Sen. Blumenthal quotes Patel's January confirmation testimony: "no one will be terminated for case assignments" and "all FBI employees will be protected against political retribution." Blumenthal says Patel also assured a colleague he would honor the FBI's internal review process, then tells him: "You lied to us," accusing him of presiding over "a rash of retaliatory firing."
The receipt
- Who
- Sen. Blumenthal
- Where
- hearing - Senate oversight hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel
- Original footage
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- Length
- 59 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Thank you Mr. Patel. Thank you Mr. Chairman, Director Patel. Thank you for being here today. You'll recall well in January at your confirmation hearing before this committee. I raised the prospect of politically motivated retaliation and you promised me as you did other members of this committee quote every FBI employee will be held to the absolute same standard and no one will be terminated for case assignments you went on to tell me quote all FBI employees will be protected against political retribution and you assured one of my colleagues that you would honor the internal review process of the FBI. I'm not going to mince words. You lied to us. In the short time that you've been FBI Director, you've presided over a rash of retaliatory firing.
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