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Senate Democrats press Patel on elections, media: 5 takeaways

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FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions Tuesday on everything from bestiality to whether the FBI might aid in any efforts to interfere in the midterms. Like his former colleague then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, he showed up to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s oversight hearing with opposition to Democratic lawmakers, though Patel largely pushed back against Democratic…

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