President Trump Candidate for FBI Director Kash Patel advocated in his confirmation that he ended up the “target” of Americans by the Government, especially as related to citizens who for religious reasons were a misdemeanor of Biden administration.
“Is it appropriate for the Federal Investigation Office to hire spies or information to religious institutions in this country, especially the Catholic parish?” GOP Senator Josh Hawley asked the patella at a certificate hearing on Thursday.
Patel replied, “I don’t believe that, senator.”
“Mr. Patel, are you familiar with recent FBI procedures in this regard, including this memorandum I have a list of Catholic churches here and parishes that consider potentially suspicious and directing the potential employment of the informants and other spies, let’s be honest, in those parishes,” Hawley asked.
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Kash Patel, the election of President Donald Trump to be the director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Justice Committee at his certificate hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, on Thursday, January 30, 2025. ((AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite))
Patel said Hawley was introduced to the memorandum led by the Republican Missouri into his next question.
“Mr. Patel, would you commit to me that if you are confirmed, that you will finally officially withdraw this letter and make it clear that it is not only unacceptable, but that it is an absolute violation of the first amendment, that every American voice is under The Constitution of the United States, “Hawley asked.
“If they confirm me, the senator, yes,” Patel said back.
Washington, DC – Feb 28: Senator Josh Hawley. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
“Will you also undertake me to investigate and find out who wrote this memorandum, who spread this letter? “, Hawley asked.” The field offices involved in this memorandum because I can tell you, we had your predecessor sit where you sit. And he repeatedly lied to him repeatedly, no other words for that, lied to this committee. At first, he told us that this did not happen, that the FBI did not make any census of churches. That’s not true. We have it. The whistleblower presented the list for us. “
“Then he said that only one field office worked, it turns out that we know from another whistle, they worked on more field offices, he worked on it. He said he had never been posted on the internal system. It turns out that it was. Will it. still be in effect??“
Patel told Hawley that the senator has his “obligation” to explore any thing like this “that they are” important for Congress. “
The elected President Donald Trump has appointed his longtime ally Kashyapa “Kasha” Patel, who was a frequent and sharp critic of the FBI, to be the next director of the Office in the new administration. (Reuters)
“I will fully use, if confirmed, the investigative powers of the FBI will give you the information you need, and also that they keep those responsible for breaking the holy confidence that has been put on the FBI,” Patel told Hawley.
Hawley replied: “I’m glad to use the word holy trust, because that’s exactly that. The FBI is the most powerful body to implement the law in this nation, probably the most powerful body to implement the law, at least in a free nation into the world and to be political political It is corrupt to target people of faith in this country and then lies about this committee, and the American people are unthinkable. “
“I’ll be honest with you, I never thought it would happen in the United States, I just didn’t. If you had told me five years ago, we would read these records, I would say, I would say, I would say in any way, that, that is a bad fiction.
Exchange appear on the heels of Trump’s recent announcement that Pro-Lifa activists convicted of the Law on Face will be forgiven during the administration of President Joe Biden.
Persistently Kasha Patel and President Donald Trump. (Getty Images)
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Party, first reported by the Daily Wire, will apply to activists convicted of protest near the abortion clinic during various demonstrations. Details and scope of pardoning are yet to be discovered.
Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, also introduced the legislation that will disassemble the face law. Many legislators claim that democratic administrations armed against groups for life and Christians.
Anders Hagstrom Fox News Digital contributed to this report
