Kash Patel narrowly passed Senate confirmation to become FBI director. During his hearings, democrats questioned Patel’s qualifications for the job. Vermont Senator Peter Welch

“Since January 20th, Donald Trump has been on a lawless rampage. He has invaded the authority of Congress by canceling programs that have appropriated funds. He’s inflicted cruelty on people who have been loyal public servants in agencies across the country. He is threatening farmers with these high tariffs, calling it an emergency.

Kash Patel will take the helm of the Federal Bureau of Investigation amid heated internal tensions with Trump officials.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

T he Senate confirmed Kashyap “Kash” Patel as the new FBI director on Thursday in a Senate vote that largely fell along party lines. 51 Senators voted in favor of Patel's confirmation, against 49 no votes, cementing him as the director of the nation’s leading federal law enforcement agency.

Peter Welch was among those who opposed Patel’s ... saying Patel is not the person to lead the FBI. “He’s going to use the power of the FBI to go after all those in government, those in ...

Investigation (FBI), arrives to testify during his confirmation ... Jan. 30, 2025In an exchange with Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Patel refused to say former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election ...