# FBI Director Kash Patel clashes with critics at Senate oversight hearing

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- CNN, 2026-09-15 20:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/15/politics/live-news/kash-patel-hearing-senate?Date=20260915&Profile=CNN

> FBI Director Kash Patel faced sometimes-testy questioning at a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing. He pushed back against criticism of his use of FBI resources, subpoenas for journalists and media reports alleging that he drinks to excess.

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