Kash Patel defends changes to FBI hiring standards during questioning at Senate hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana pushed Patel on the bureau's hiring changes. CBS News' Jake Rosen has more.
Senate Democrats are preparing to hold FBI Director Kash Patel accountable for recent controversies at the bureau during an upcoming hearing. Durban, the committee's ranking member, accused Patel of mishandling the FBI and diverting resources away from protecting ordinary Americans. During the hearing, Democrats plan to question Patel about various issues, including staff departures, investigations into President Trump's political foes, immigration policies, the Epstein files, and Patel's use of FBI resources.
The FBI reported a record drop in violent crime and a low murder rate in 2025, which Trump administration officials have attributed to their crime-fighting strategy.
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