(The Hill) -- FBI Director Kash Patel was expected to take heat from the right and the left in back-to-back appearances before Congress amid heightened scrutiny of his performance leading one of the nation’s top investigative agencies.

Patel was set to appear before the Senate and House Judiciary committees starting Tuesday, just days after the FBI's response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk prompted a flood of GOP criticism about how the director handled the case.

The director was also sure to face questions about the scores of firings that have rocked the bureau, the FBI’s role in reviewing the Epstein files and a number of other moves that Democrats argue have politicized the FBI.

Patel is not shying away from conflict.

When Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) posted a video on the soci

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