FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel declined to answer questions about agency presence at polling places during a U.S. Senate hearing. The meeting included a heated debate between Senators Chuck Grassley and Cory Booker. The hearing took place ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that also featured a tense exchange between GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. With the November midterm elections fast approaching and the parties […]
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