Senate Hearing Goes Off the Rails as FBI Director Falls Apart

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Ben Meiselas 0:00
Wow, things just blew up in the United States Senate as Donald Trump's FBI director, Kash Patel, just testified before a hearing in the Senate. Kash Patel now claims that there were no other men or individuals involved in the sex trafficking ring with Jeffrey Epstein. Kash Patel also admitted to using the FBI private jet paid for by United States taxpayers. to take a trip with mel gibson to watch a ufc fight there were numerous other stunning admissions and at some points when kash patel was being asked about the epstein files he simply just started yelling at the senators who were asking him questions at one point senator booker even said i don't think you're going to even show up to a future oversight committee based on how bad you are doing right now let's take a look at what went down
Ben Meiselas 0:53
You had MAGA Republican Senator Kennedy ask Kash Patel, who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women? It should be girls. Who did he traffic these girls to? To which Kash Patel said, there's no credible information that anybody else was involved other than Epstein. So not only are they covering up for Trump right now in his dark past, they're covering up for all men in general. Here, watch this disgusting clip. Let's play it.
You've seen most of the files. Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to besides himself?
Kash Patel 1:31
Himself. There is no credible information. None. If there were, I would bring the case yesterday that he trafficked to other individuals. And the information we have, again, is limited. So the answer is no one? For the information that we have.
In the files.
Ben Meiselas 1:48
In the case file. Okay. Next, Cash Patel starts to yell at Democratic Senator Adam Schiff, who was simply asking some pretty basic questions about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Like, why did you move Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker, from the maximum security facility she was in in Tallahassee to a minimum security facility in Texas? Listen to Cash Patel just starts to yell. Here, play this clip.
Thank you.
Kash Patel 2:17
move her to a prison not suitable for a sex offender. You want the American people to believe that? Do you think they're stupid? No, I think the American people believe the truth, that I'm not in the weeds on the everyday movements of inmates. What I am doing is protecting this country, providing historic reform, and combating the weaponization of intelligence by the likes of you. And we have countlessly proven you to be a liar in Russiagate in January 6th, You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the United States Senate. You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward. I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised that you continue to lie from your perch and put on a show so you can go raise money for your charade.
Kash Patel 3:05
You are a political buffoon at best. Well, you can take an internet troll.
Senator Ben Sasse/Generic Senator (questioning about flights) 3:11
Take it to the bank that the FBI is protecting this country and the state and citizens of California. We have seen historic reform.
Ben Meiselas 3:20
Next, Senator Schiff asked Kash Patel if he ever terminated or disciplined any FBI employee because they worked on a January 6th case. Kash Patel just starts kind of yelling again, and he refuses to answer the question. He calls it a trap. Here, play this clip.
Kash Patel 3:36
Let me just be precise, and I ask for a yes or no answer. Did you ever terminate or discipline an FBI employee in whole or in part? Because they had been assigned or worked on an investigation of Donald Trump or January 6th. FBI employees are only terminated if they failed to uphold their oaths of office and duty.
Senator Ben Sasse/Generic Senator (questioning about flights) 3:57
You're not answering my question.
Kash Patel 3:59
I don't have to answer your question, yes or no, because you're setting up a trap so you can have a media narrative.
Senator Ben Sasse/Generic Senator (questioning about flights) 4:04
Oh, no, I'm not setting up a trap. And I'm not giving it to you.
Kash Patel 4:06
Unless it's true that you fired people. People have been terminated at the FBI who failed to uphold the standards that the FBI requires them to uphold.
Ben Meiselas 4:14
Did you tell? Then you had Senator Booker just come in with the hammer. And he was like, here's the thing. I don't think I'm ever going to see you again at a future hearing.

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