At a congressional hearing, a California congressman asks FBI Director Kash Patel, under oath, whether he told the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files. Patel says he has never spoken to President Trump about the files and that he and the Attorney General have had "numerous discussions" about them, but he doesn't answer yes or no despite repeated demands.
The receipt
- Who
- Rep. from California
- Where
- hearing - House committee oversight hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel
- Original footage
- ET Now · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 47 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
Remembering your oath to tell the truth, did you ever tell Donald Trump his name is in the files? I have never spoken to President Trump about the Epstein files. Did you ever tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files? The Attorney General and I have had numerous discussions about the entirety of the Epstein files and the reviews conducted by our team. Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files? And we have released where President Trump's name is in the Epstein files. It's a simple question. Did you tell the Attorney General that the President's name is in the Epstein files? During many conversations that the Attorney General and I have had on the matter of Epstein, we have reviewed. The question is simple. Who can we... Did you tell the Attorney General that Donald Trump's name is in the Epstein files? Yes or no? Why don't you try spelling it out? Yes or no?
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.