Kash Patel’s ties to J6 choir, Neo-Nazis, lies disqualify him as FBI director, says Senate Dems

As Republicans' take on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection evolved from disapproving to defensive, Kash Patel has played a key role in reframing the party's position.
President Donald Trump first condemned the riot after it occurred but by 2023 he was calling the rioters "hostages."
As that messaging changed, Patel, whose confirmation hearing to lead the FBI begins Thursday, was at Trump's side, spreading the revised framework across the MAGA media ecosystem and into mainstream culture.
In March, Patel claimed Democrats knew in advance that the 2021 attack was coming. He previously said that undercover FBI agents spurred rioters to enter the building and that the FBI planned the attack for months − a claim contradicted by a recent Justice Department Inspector General report.
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