WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel is likely to face intense scrutiny during two congressional hearings this week amid questions about his leadership of the FBI and his handling of the investigation into conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
Patel is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday and the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday for previously scheduled oversight hearings that will dive into his tenure at the FBI, which has experienced high-level departures and the creation of a co-deputy director position that was filled this week by former Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who will work alongside Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Patel’s fellow ex-podcaster.