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FBI oversight

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Jordan questions Patel on note in September 2025 FBI hearing

Jul 22, 2026

The video opens with footage and audio from a House Judiciary Committee FBI oversight hearing shortly after Charlie Kirk's September 2025 assassination. Jordan delivers an opening statement highlighting whistleblowers, historical intelligence assessments, Patel's arrest statistics (21,000 violent criminals, 4,000 kids rescued), and reforms. The bulk is dramatic narration claiming Jordan confronted Patel live over a photographed 'Hold' note from eight months earlier, leading to a 47-second exchange that ended their alliance. No actual committee transcript or footage of this exchange is shown.

▶ Source: Final Brief

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Van Hollen Questions Patel on Alleged Conduct Issues During FBI Budget Hearing

Jul 16, 2026

The video covers a May 12, 2026 Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the FBI's FY2027 budget request. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) presses Director Kash Patel on Atlantic reporting alleging excessive drinking, unexplained absences, and unreachability, contrasting it with Patel's public duties and offering an AUDIT alcohol screening test; Patel categorically denies the claims, files a defamation suit, and counters with personal accusations.

▶ Source: Benjamin Hayes