BREAKING: Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI head clears last hurdle before final Senate confirmation vote

Ahead of the vote, Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), who also voted against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s confirmation, said she would not be voting for Patel. "While I strongly support efforts to ensure all federal employees perform their responsibilities ethically and in accordance with the law, Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI. Therefore, I will vote against his nomination," Collins wrote.

During Patel's confirmation hearing, he vowed to end the weaponization of the FBI. "If confirmed I will work with Congress to expose any corrupt activities the FBI has participated in, especially involved in the censorship of free speech," Patel said.

He also vowed to work with lawmakers in publicly exposing the names of those involved with Jeffrey Epstein. "Child sex trafficking has no place in the United States of America. And I will do everything, if confirmed as FBI director, to make sure the American public knows the full weight of what happened in the past and how we are going to countermand missing children and exploited children going forward."

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