FBI Director Kash Patel melted down when pressed to answer questions about President Donald Trump’s association with Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing.
The 45-year-old began reciting the ABCs on Wednesday as an apparent delay tactic as Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell repeatedly asked if he ever told Attorney General Pam Bondi that the president’s name was in the so-called “Epstein Files.”
Patel dodged the question twice, so Swalwell asked a third time—this time in a slow, patronizing manner.
“Did you ever tell the attorney general that Donald Trump’s name is in the Epstein files?” Swalwell asked.
Patel, growing irritated at Swalwell’s insistence on receiving an answer, did not appreciate the tone.
“Why don’t you try spelling it out if you’re going to mock (me)?” Patel sai