US Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as next FBI director
US Senate narrowly confirms Kash Patel as next FBI director
Key Trump ally, who aligns with US president on range of issues, wins confirmation in 51-49 Senate vote
Summary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Kash Patel as FBI director in a 51-49 vote on Thursday.
His nomination, marked by controversy over his loyalty to Trump, raises concerns about the bureau’s independence.
Patel, a former public defender turned prosecutor and top aide in the Trump administration, declined to rule out politically motivated investigations, particularly against Trump’s opponents.
His confirmation follows his contentious role in the Trump classified documents case and reflects his alignment with a unitary executive model.
When J Edgar Hoover is too much of a "liberal commie" for your tastes...
Guy has an actual hit list
Wow. Not a fucken word left for any of this picks. Fucken dumb ass Dems dont know how to not corporate with a dictator
Fucken dumb ass Dems dont know how to not corporate with a dictator
They didn't. Not even one voted to confirm Patel.
From the article:
Democrats have unanimously considered Patel’s track record in the first Trump administration, his incendiary remarks criticizing the bureau he was nominated to lead and more generally his role in the classified documents case to be disqualifying.
[Patel] wins confirmation in 51-49 Senate vote
All Dems voted against as well as two independents and two republicans.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/20/us/politics/patel-senate-confirmation-vote.html
While I am sick to death of posters that keep taking it out an the Dems for not managing to stop the Republican's evil, I would like to know why they didn't filibuster. It's my understanding that they could have done so and held up the approval for an indefinite amount of time. That would have made the news and they could have gone on the talk show circuit harping on everything wrong with this and other nominees.
Maybe I'm just mad we had confirmation votes on fucken tulsi and the others. So I didnt bother checking. But its probably obvious I do not believe the Dems will save us here.
They didn't cooperate you fucking ghoul.