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Sep 15, 2026

Kash Patel defends FBI hiring changes on bestiality, prostitution at Senate hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, defending controversial changes to hiring standards that removed automatic disqualification for applicants with histories of bestiality or prostitution.

Sep 15, 202622 sources

Jun 16, 2026

FBI Thwarts Plot Targeting White House UFC Event, Multiple in Custody

FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency stopped an alleged attack planned for the UFC Freedom 250 event held at the White House on Sunday for President Trump's 80th birthday. Multiple people have been taken into custody in connection with the plot.

Jun 16, 20264 sources

Top claims

▪Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island questioned Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel regarding the status of international law enforcement requests for files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
▪The FBI should commit to keeping its agents away from polling places on Election Day
▪During the September 15, 2026 hearing, Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel touted a drop in nationwide violent crime rates and the capture of all ten individuals on the bureau's Top 10 Most Wanted List

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