Kash Patel

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Do you know, Mr. Director, that it is a crime to lie to Congress? Do you know that?

I do not lie to Congress. I didn't ask you that. And you're insinuating that I am. I asked you whether you know... You want to correct your time in this session where you got steamrolled by the facts, so you can have a Twitter narrative, so you can go raise more money and spend more money on $7,000. Just let the record show, Mr. Chairman. The director of the FBI apparently does not want to answer the question.

The only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted gang-banging rapist was you.

We've also seen unprecedented progress in protecting our most vulnerable, our children.

In 2025, we located more than 6,300 missing kids.

That's a 30% increase from 2024.

And we arrested more than 2,000 child predators and human traffickers in 2025.

That's a 17% increase from 2024.

We also wiped out 4 million pedophile accounts off the dark web entirely.

And we also focused in on the 764 network, those who especially target our youth and are vulnerable online.

Unequivocally categorically false.

You can ask my entire workforce.

Unlike your baseless reports, the only person that was slinging margaritas in El Salvador on the taxpayer dollar with a convicted gang-banging rapist was you.

The only person that ran up a $7,000 bar tab in Washington, D.C.

So the only individual in this room that has been drinking on taxpayer dime during the day is you.

That's one of the most important parts of the job.

And if I can, when it comes to travel, I've actually traveled one third less for personal holidays than my prior two predecessors combined.

And I've taken half as many days off as my prior predecessors combined.

Frequently.