FBI Director Kash Patel faced intense questioning from lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday (September 16) regarding the Charlie Kirk murder investigation, his management of the FBI, and an alleged 'enemies list.'

During the hearing, Patel was asked about his early public statement that the suspect in the Charlie Kirk case was in custody. Democratic Senator Peter Welch pressed Patel on why he made the statement before Tyler Robinson 's family had turned him in. Patel explained, "What we had at the time was a subject in custody in relation to this investigation. I put that information out."

He admitted he could have been more careful but denied that his tweet was a mistake.

Patel also defended the FBI's handling of the Kirk investigation, stating that more t

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