FBI Chief Patel Defends Hiring Policy Changes at Senate Hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel testified at a Senate hearing where Republican Sen. John Kennedy questioned him about the bureau's hiring standards, specifically the removal of bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for applicants. Patel defended the policy changes, stating that victims of bestiality should not be disqualified from FBI employment. The exchange became heated as Patel also lost his temper over a separate question about potential FBI agents at voting polls. Patel suggested that FBI agents could be sent to election polling sites, drawing further scrutiny from senators.