During FBI Director nominee Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar tried and failed to land a decisive blow against the Trump pick.
The fiery exchange happened as Klobuchar questioned Patel on alleged past comments on turning the FBI headquarters into a museum of the deep state.
“Did you say that the FBI headquarters should be shut down and reopened as a museum to the deep state?” Klobuchar asked.
Patel asked chairman Chuck Grassley if there was time to answer the question — and Klobuchar lost it.
“Could he just answer the question? Did he say that the FBI headquarters, where they investigate cyber crime and terrorism, should be shut down and opened as a deep state museum?! He’s asking to be head of the FBI and he’s saying the headquarters should be shut down!” Klobuchar said.
Patel responded.
“If the best attacks on me are gonna be false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations, the only thing this body is doing is defeating the credibility of the men and women at the FBI — I stood with them here in this country.”
Patel continued: “I was on the ground in service of this nation and any accusations leveled against me that I would somehow put political bias before the Constitution are grotesquely unfair. And I will have you reminded that I have been endorsed by over 300,000 law enforcement officers to become the next director of the FBI.”
“Mr. Chairman I AM QUOTING HIS OWN WORDS … FACTS MATTER!” Klobuchar responded.
Watch a clip of the exchange below:
JUST IN: Kash Patel shuts down a frantic Amy Klobuchar after he promised to open a museum of the deep state.
Klobuchar (hysterical): “Did you say that the FBI headquarters should be shut down and reopened as a Museum of the Deep State?”
Patel: “If the best attacks on me are… pic.twitter.com/C3ujJoQF7U
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 30, 2025
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