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PATEL'S OPENING STATEMENT: 'The Public Trust Can Only Be Restored if There is Full Transparency' [WATCH]

posted by Hannity Staff - 1.30.25

Kash is looking to shake things up…

In his opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday, FBI Director nominee Kash Patel outlined his vision for the bureau, emphasizing a focus on combating violent crime and ensuring transparency.

Addressing concerns about his qualifications, he highlighted his experience as a public defender, federal terrorism prosecutor, senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council, and staffer to the director of national intelligence during the first Trump administration.

“If confirmed as the next FBI director, I will remain focused on the FBI’s core mission: that is to investigate fully wherever there is a constitutional factual basis to do so and to never make a prosecutorial decision that is solely the providence of the Department of Justice and the attorney general,” Patel said.

“Due process must be provided without bias to all Americans, and if we cannot provide due process to the worst, then there can be no due process for anyone, and our Constitutional Republic fails,” Patel said.

“The public trust can only be restored if there is full transparency,” Patel said.

Watch Patel’s opening statement below:

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