Tensions escalated at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing when Senator Dick Durbin challenged FBI Director Kash Patel, prompting Patel to assert that the senator was questioning his integrity. The exchange also focused on remarks attributed to Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino.

FBI Director Kash Patel addressed the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk in his opening statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He also outlined his vision for FBI leadership and commented on the agency’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.