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Politics● LowSep 16 · Sep 16, 2026, 12:50 PM

Patel rips Democrats after clashes at hearing: ‘Buffoons’

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

FBI Director Kash Patel rebuked Democratic lawmakers who criticized him on Tuesday during an oversight hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, accusing them of acting “like buffoons on Capitol Hill.” “This FBI, under my leadership and President Trump’s administration, is here for the people of America, not for the cacophony of the United States Senate…

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