Just days before his confirmation hearing, Kash Patel—Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI—finds himself at the center of a heated political battle. On Monday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) sent a letter pushing anonymous allegations that Patel “broke protocol” during a 2020 hostage rescue operation.
According to Durbin, Patel spoke to The Wall Street Journal about the rescue of two Americans from Houthi militants before the mission was complete. However, the WSJ article—citing U.S. and Saudi officials—suggests otherwise. It reported that Patel, then a counterterrorism official in Trump’s White House, played a key role in overseeing the operation, ensuring no weapons or terrorists were included in the prisoner exchange.
Trump allies are calling foul, dismissing the claims as politically motivated. Alex Gray, former Chief of Staff at the National Security Council, called the allegations “baseless” and praised Patel’s experience.
Durbin, a vocal opponent of Patel’s nomination, has demanded records of Patel’s communications before his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Will this last-minute attack derail his nomination, or is it just another case of Washington politics at play?
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