Republicans and Democrats sharpened their arguments over Kash Patel’s fitness to lead the FBI, offering starkly different versions of the nominee ahead of a confirmation vote expected Thursday.
Senate Republicans have rallied around Patel’s nomination and his pledges to fight crime, while Democrats have described him as perilously unsuited for the job amid concerns that he would wield the FBI’s sprawling investigative authority to target President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies.
Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, in a floor speech Tuesday, touched on Patel’s experience, saying Patel has been a fighter for transparency in government and praised him as the “right man at the right time.”
