{"id":22218,"date":"2024-12-06T15:58:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=22218"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:58:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:58:46","slug":"gop-sen-cornyn-confident-kash-patel-will-secure-confirmation-as-fbi-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularnews71.net\/?p=22218","title":{"rendered":"GOP Sen. Cornyn \u2018Confident\u2019 Kash Patel Will Secure Confirmation As FBI Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn, a leading figure among the Senate GOP\u2019s moderate lawmakers, says he is \u201cconfident\u201d that President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s pick to serve as FBI director, Kash Patel, will secure confirmation to the post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople I know and who I trust speak well of him and I\u2019m looking forward to meeting with him,\u201d Cornyn told radio host Hugh Hewitt. When pressed on whether Patel would be confirmed, Cornyn simply replied \u201cyes, he will be.\u201d He also relayed that Pam Bondi, whom Trump has tapped to serve as Attorney General, spoke favorably to him about Patel.<\/p>\n<p>Cornyn is a member of both the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. His backing shows that many moderate Republicans are okay with him running the FBI.<\/p>\n<p>LISTEN:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1864810345270784003&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fkash-patel-2-87737%2F&amp;sessionId=e9894e86136e82aeaa9b9c0c1d749145dd6f0122&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1864810345270784003\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Trump took to Truth Social to announce that he picked Kash Patel to head the department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud to announce that Kashyap \u201cKash\u201d Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and \u201cAmerica First\u201d fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People,\u201d the president-elect said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution. Kash did an incredible job during my First Term, where he served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defense, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials. This FBI will end the growing crime epidemic in America, dismantle the migrant criminal gangs, and stop the evil scourge of human and drug trafficking across the Border. Kash will work under our great Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There is one issue standing in the way of the nomination and that is the man who heads the FBI today, FBI Director Christopher Wray, who was appointed by the president-elect to take the place of former FBI Director James Comey, who he fired.<\/p>\n<p>FBI directors serve 10-year terms, and Wray has three years left on his current tenure, meaning he would either have to resign or be fired before Patel could take the reigns.<\/p>\n<p>Patel has terrified the DC establishment with what he has said about the FBI and the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>On \u201cThe Shawn Ryan Show\u201d he said that \u201cThe FBI\u2019s footprint has gotten so freakin\u2019 big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And in 2023 he spoke to Steve Bannon on his \u201cWar Room\u201d podcast where he said that if Trump were elected the FBI would come after \u201cconspirators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got to put in all-American patriots top to bottom,\u201d he said of the Department of Justice, and he said that the department \u201cwill go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, we\u2019re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections \u2013 we\u2019re going to come after you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was met with consternation from those who oppose the president-elect and his agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo not normalize Trump. He is an enemy of this country. This latest pick only confirms it. Biden &amp; Harris must not go to his inauguration. They both, everyone, must speak out. Trump is trying to destroy this country. This is not normal. Time to resist. It\u2019s past time,\u201d former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WalshFreedom\/status\/1863012719789564133\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe had a meltdown on CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a terrible development for the men and women of the FBI and also for the nation that depends on a highly functioning professional independent Federal Bureau of Investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Kash Patel is profoundly unqualified for this job is not even like a matter for debate. So I think what we should, what we should really be thinking about right now is what does this signal in terms of\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0intent for the FBI,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKash Patel will be another test of the Senate\u2019s power of advice and consent,\u201d Democrat Sen.\u00a0Chris Coons\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChrisCoons\/status\/1863045418310893995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0on X. \u201cPatel needs to prove to the Senate Judiciary Committee that he has the right qualifications and, despite his past statements, will put our nation\u2019s public safety over a political agenda focused on retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Sen. 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