Kash Patel
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Sep 15, 2026
Dave AnthonyHOST
[upbeat music] It could get testy later this morning on Capitol Hill, where two Trump administration officials could face tough questions from Democrats on very different issues.
Jessica RosenthalCORRESPONDENT
FBI Director Kash Patel is expected before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Jessica RosenthalCORRESPONDENT
While Democrats are expected to question whether he's reimbursed the government for personal travel expenses or an Atlantic article's allegations about his drinking, Republicans will likely focus on decreased crime, increased arrests, as well as increased drug seizures.
Jessica RosenthalCORRESPONDENT
Patel has filed a defamation suit against The Atlantic over that report about drinking.
Karen MoscowHOST
All right, Amy, thank you.
Karen MoscowHOST
FBI Director Kash Patel is set to return to Capitol Hill for an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Karen MoscowHOST
The Republican-led panel is likely to try to keep the focus on Patel's efforts at the FBI to combat violent crime, counter drug trafficking, and pursue the Trump administration's agenda.
Karen MoscowHOST
Turning to the markets, futures are lower as the Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting on interest rates.
Gary McNamaraHOST
AOC's modern-day lynching claim is built on sand.
Gary McNamaraHOST
A group of Democratic lawmakers has asked Attorney General Todd Blanche and the FBI Director Kash Patel to reinvestigate every hanging death of a Black individual across the United States, citing the role of lynching in our nation's history.
Gary McNamaraHOST
The letter sent last Tuesday referenced the deaths of 10 Black individuals who were found hanging in public.
Gary McNamaraHOST
Eight of the deaths were investigated as suicides based on autopsies and physical examinations.
Allison GillHOST
And it's funny that you bring up blackmail, uh, with regard to Epstein and Senator Whitehouse because that's been a real touchy point for the, for Trump and people in his orbit.
Allison GillHOST
Uh, I'm remembering when, uh, the July 6th memo came out from Pam Bondi and Kash Patel about the Epstein investigation saying, "There's no client list.
Allison GillHOST
There's nothing here.
Allison GillHOST
We're closing all the investigations.
Andrew TorrezHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Andrew TorrezHOST
In July, he filed a lawsuit against DiGenova, against Todd Blanche, against Kash Patel and, and others, seeking an order barring the government from destroying any communications or evidence with respect to the case that they're building against him.
Andrew TorrezHOST
And I, you know, a- as you've mentioned, this administration runs on signal.
Andrew TorrezHOST
Like, I, I, I get where he's coming from.
Jimmy FallonHOST
They love the Irish whiskey and their Guinness beer as well.
Jimmy FallonHOST
They drink it even more than Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel.
Jimmy FallonHOST
I saw their Irish soda bread, how it was freshly baked.
Jimmy FallonHOST
But I was too full after chugging 40 Shamrock Shakes.
Bobby CapucciHOST
And we've watched this cycle happen enough times that I no longer think examining it is optional.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Now we have released messages showing that FBI Director Kash Patel himself trying to get his own public affairs operation to answer Epstein-related criticism on social media.
Bobby CapucciHOST
Now that doesn't prove that an army of paid influencers exist.
Bobby CapucciHOST
What it proves is that people sitting at the highest level of federal law enforcement are paying attention to the online Epstein narrative and thinking about how to counter it.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
I'm already at the Capitol as the day begins.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
Kash Patel, the FBI director, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at 9 a.m. Eastern time.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
Going to be a lot of tough questions for Patel as there are concerns that Trump is mechanizing the Department of Justice and perhaps the Bureau to be some part of election interference or election fraud claims after November 3rd.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
Let's hear what Kash Patel has asked.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
There's also going to be more questions about the ongoing purge of employees inside the FBI.
Scott MacFarlaneHOST
Mitch McConnell has returned here to the Capitol.
Michael KastnerHOST
More from Mark Mayfield.
Mark MayfieldCORRESPONDENT
Vice President J.D. Vance was joined by Attorney General Todd Blanch and FBI Director Kash Patel at the FBI's Kansas City headquarters for Monday's announcement.
Todd BlancheSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As happens with so many of the programs that are born out of the generosity of the American taxpayer, we had many, many people who took advantage of those programs.
Mark MayfieldCORRESPONDENT
Almost 870,000 borrowers have been suspended by the Small Business Administration over an estimated $39 billion in suspected fraud.
Mark MayfieldCORRESPONDENT
The Trump administration is accusing thousands of stealing from American taxpayers in COVID area loan fraud schemes.
Mark MayfieldCORRESPONDENT
Vice President J.D. Vance was joined by Attorney General Todd Blanch and FBI Director Kash Patel at the FBI's Kansas City headquarters for the Monday announcement.
Todd BlancheSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
As happens with so many of the programs that are born out of the generosity of the American taxpayer, we had many, many people who took advantage of those programs.
Mark MayfieldCORRESPONDENT
Almost 870,000 borrowers have been suspended by the Small Business Administration over an estimated $39 billion in suspended fraud.
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