President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, has pushed back against allegations that he played a role in the firings of bureau personnel. Patel dismissed accusations from the panel's top Democrat as a politically motivated effort to derail his confirmation.
A senior transition team official for Patel refuted the allegations made by the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, Dick Durbin, stating that Patel had left Washington the night of his confirmation hearing to fly home to Las Vegas.
