FBI Director Kash Patel has defended a controversial change to the bureau's hiring standards after senators from both parties demanded to know why bestiality was removed as an automatic disqualifier for some job applicants.
The extraordinary issue dominated part of Patel's appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where he argued the revised FBI hiring rule was designed to ensure victims of human trafficking who were forced into sexual acts involving animals were not automatically barred from employment.
