FBI Director Kash Patel was topic to among the most mean-spirited and dishonest questioning maybe in committee historical past on Wednesday by a Democrat Congresswoman and former Trump impeachment supervisor. However he not solely managed to carry in his mood but additionally ship a reply for the ages.
As The Washington Examiner reported, Patel testified earlier than the Home Committee on Appropriations this afternoon concerning the White Home funds. The listening to was titled “A REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT’S FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.”
Throughout the listening to, loathsome Rep. Madeline Dean (D-PA) used her questioning to slander Patel and painting herself as a attainable future sufferer of FBI persecution. She began by bragging about her function in Trump’s second impeachment following the J6 protests.
Dean then demanded to know if she may anticipate a knock on the door from Patel’s FBI.
“I used to be an impeachment supervisor for Trump’s second impeachment,” Dean started. “It was a tragic, solemn obligation, and so I wished to ask you about that.”
“Mr. Patel, as you and the president proceed to weaponize and examine his perceived enemies…When can I, a former impeachment supervisor, anticipate the FBI at my door?”
Patel refused to play Dean’s recreation and responded pointedly to her rubbish query.
“Ma’am, you need to know who was focused by a weaponized FBI? Me,” Patel retorted. “You need to understand how and why? You need to know what I’m doing to repair?”
Dean rapidly tried to interrupt Patel by saying that his e-book “Authorities Gangsters” was about ‘focusing on’ political enemies, however Patel held agency and rapidly corrected her.
“It is best to learn that e-book as a result of there’s no enemies’ listing within the e-book. There are individuals who violated their constitutional obligations and their duties to the American individuals,” he fired again. “And so they have been referred to as out, and you must give that e-book to each considered one of your constituents.”
“I gained’t be doing that,” Dean mentioned.
“That’s their loss,” Patel responded.
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Kash Patel to former Trump impeachment supervisor Dem Rep. Madeleine Dean:
“You need to know who was focused by a weaponized FBI? Me!… We must always fear extra about your lack of candor. You’re accusing me of committing perjury. Inform the American individuals how I broke the legislation and… pic.twitter.com/YlxaBBbEdR
— Melissa Hallman (@dotconnectinga) Might 7, 2025
The verbal combat worsened for Dean when she accused Patel of committing perjury and mocked his reminiscence.
“You repeatedly denied having any involvement as a non-public citizen within the firing of FBI officers who engaged within the prosecution of January sixth insurrectionists,” she ranted. “Whom you known as political prisoners. Since then, a number of whistleblowers have come ahead, and we all know that you simply probably dedicated perjury.”
“On the similar time, you mentioned you weren’t aware of Stew Peters, an anti-semitic Holocaust denier,” she added. “You appeared on his podcast eight separate occasions, and also you claimed to not recall.”
“My second query to you is, ought to we fear extra about reminiscence or your veracity?”
Patel’s response to Dean’s vile smear was probably the most epic you’ll ever see.
“We must always fear extra about your lack of candor,” Patel replied. “You’re accusing me of committing perjury.”
“Inform the American individuals how I broke the legislation and dedicated a felony,” he added. “Have the audacity to truly put the info ahead as a substitute of mendacity for political banter so you’ll be able to have a 20-second donation hit.”
