FBI Director Kash Patel threw former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta under the bus for the handling of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s case and became defensive as he faced heat on Tuesday over the botched release of documents.

Patel appeared on Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time since his confirmation in January.

In anticipation of being grilled about Epstein, the FBI director addressed the Epstein crisis during his opening remarks.

“I know that there’s a lot of talk about Epstein, and I’m here to testify that the original sin in the Epstein case was the way it was initially brought by Mr. Acosta back in 2006,” Patel read.

The FBI director blasted the limited search warrants and claimed that investigators did not take as much materi

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