Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, will face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning for his first confirmation hearing.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is to encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau as he faces a high-stakes hearing that will help determine his path toward confirmation.

The Senate has a busy day coming on Thursday, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sitting for a second hearing, this time in front of the Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at 10 a.m. ET; director of national intelligence pick Tulsi Gabbard facing the Intelligence Committee at 10 a.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, will have to defend an extensive history of controversial remarks and actions to a skeptical Senate committee.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.

Mr Patel is especially keen on pursuing leakers and their friends in the media. “When you have an underlying illegality committed by a government agent, anyone that participates in that illegality can and should be charged,” Mr Patel has said. He has also suggested “clawback mechanisms” for the money that news outlets make “by printing lies”.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for a confirmation hearing Thursday.

An Associated Press review of more than 100 podcasts that Kash Patel hosted or on which he was interviewed reveals how Patel has habitually denigrated the investigations into Trump.

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N.C., is going all in on Kash Patel despite being a holdout on Pete Hegseth, whose confirmation came down to the wire.