FBI Director Kash Patel got into a heated back-and-forth with Democratic Representative Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania while testifying before a House Appropriations Committee panel on Wednesday.The ContextPatel has clashed with most Democratic lawmakers over his steadfast support for President Donald Trump and his public backing of a number of far-right conspiracy theories over the January 6 attack on the U.

During a Senate hearing to review the FBI's FY26 budget, Kash Patel was forced to admit that he had nothing ready to review despite the law requiring it.