15 hours ago · Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is asking the Department of Justice’s inspector general to investigate “highly credible information” that Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to head the FBI, is ...

14 hours ago · Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., accused Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, of personally directing an alleged "ongoing purge" of civil servants at the agency.

14 hours ago · Sen. Durbin says he is in possession of information from "multiple" whistleblowers showing Kash Patel is carrying out a "purge" of FBI employees.

17 hours ago · Feb. 11, 2025 Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a letter to the Justice Department’s internal watchdog he “received highly credible ...

18 hours ago · But as a further reason to question Mr. Patel’s testimony, Mr. Durbin said members of a newly established group of Trump political appointees at the F.B.I. have kept Mr. Patel informed.

Jan 16, 2025 · In each role, Mr. Patel has faced accusations of either misconduct or conspiracy with another official during his tenure. These accusations include: Working with Jeffrey Clark to identify a “trustworthy” FBI agent to aid Clark’s efforts to use DOJ to subvert the 2020 election.

Jan 27, 2025 · Durbin requests all relevant information no later than January 30, the date of Mr. Patel’s confirmation hearing. In October 2020, Mr. Patel was accused of breaking protocol and incorrectly providing foreign airspace approval during the rescue of …

Jan 30, 2025 · Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., used his opening statement to voice his concerns about Kash Patel is he were confirmed to lead the FBI. Durbin said Patel, "traffics in debunked conspiracy theories,"...

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today outlined how Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has neither the experience, the temperament, nor the judgment to lead the FBI.

Jan 16, 2025 · Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.), the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, asked a suite of agencies that previously employed Kash Patel to turn over information on possible misconduct of...