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'Why did you do this?' Patel put on the spot by baffled GOP senator on bestiality move
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 15, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci
The FBI Hearing Became a Tutorial in Republican Misdirection
The Exchange
At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel tried to explain why bestiality appeared in agency screening guidance: some applicants may have been trafficking victims forced into degrading acts. Senator John Kennedy repeatedly interrupted, conflating coerced victims with willing participants…
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