# Senate grills Patel over bestiality in FBI hiring process

https://mins.news/en/video/59752

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 18:03 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xok11hdl-c

> The Senate Judiciary Committee pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to explain why the bureau revised its hiring qualifications, including removing bestiality as an automatic disqualifier.

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