The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Republicans pushed past Democratic concerns that Patel would operate as a loyalist for President Donald Trump and target perceived adversaries of the White House. The committee voted 12-10 to send the nomination to the Republican-controlled Senate. Democrats portrayed Patel as a dangerous and inexperienced loyalist who could abuse the FBI’s law enforcement powers. Republicans praised Patel as the right person for the job and insisted he was needed to fix an FBI that they claim has been tainted by bias.
