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Patel camp decries Durbin accusations as ‘politically motivated’ attempt to derail FBI confirmation
Fox News ^ | February 12, 2025 | Breanne Deppisch

Posted on 02/12/2025 1:12:00 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

A team member for President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee, Kash Patel, pushed back Wednesday on allegations that Patel played a role in the firings of bureau personnel just hours after swearing not to do so during his confirmation hearing late last month – dismissing accusations from the panel's top Democrat as a politically motivated effort to derail his confirmation.

A senior transition team official for Patel refuted the allegations made by the ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat, Dick Durbin, that Patel had orchestrated the firings after his confirmation hearing.

"I have received highly credible information from multiple sources that Kash Patel has been personally directing the ongoing purge of career civil servants at the Federal Bureau of Investigation," Durbin said in the letter to Horowitz.

"Although Mr. Patel is President Trump’s nominee to be FBI Director, he is still a private citizen with no role in government."

Durbin told Fox News last week that their aim in delaying the hearing is to raise more public awareness about Patel’s previous actions, in hopes that doing so will shore up new opposition from some Republicans in the chamber.

Ultimately, lawmakers noted they can only delay Patel's committee vote through next week. Beyond that, they said, it is up to Republicans.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: corruptioncentral; corrupttothebone; deepstate; dick; dickdurbin; dirtydick; dirtydickdurbin; durbin; durbinisonthetake; fbi; filthyillinois; illinois; kashpatel; patel; turbandurbin
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please join me in prayer for Patel’s confirmation.
1 posted on 02/12/2025 1:12:00 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Durbin’s entire state of Illinois is one giant on-going grift and loot-fest.


2 posted on 02/12/2025 1:13:45 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Mr Durbin is 80 yrs old.

He has never tried to destroy anyone’s reputation.


3 posted on 02/12/2025 1:16:20 PM PST by lurk (u)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

. . . a politically motivated effort to derail his confirmation.


Almost like calling water wet. The issue is not political motivation. Everyone has, and acts, on that basis whenever public policy is under discussion. The issue is whether truth or faslehood has been spoken, or a combination of the two.

There is absolutely no constraint on Patel as to what he may recommend. He does not have to authorize and sign the pink slips in order to inform the proper authorities whom he thinks to be rogue.


4 posted on 02/12/2025 1:21:17 PM PST by Fester Chugabrew (Are you, or have you ever been, a Democrat?)
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To: kiryandil

Nobody cares what this clown dick says. Cash will be sworn in.


5 posted on 02/12/2025 1:23:12 PM PST by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: lurk

Did you forget the /s tag, or are you serious?


6 posted on 02/12/2025 1:23:25 PM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Durbin is a pathalogical liar. Name your sources Durbin and put them under oath and a lie detector or your accusations mean nothing.


7 posted on 02/12/2025 1:26:19 PM PST by falcon99 ( )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Why on earth does everything written today need a translation? This is written like his confirmation hearing has already wound down. The excerpt is especially telling about his nomination - so important - if you can figure out what it means!

“”In addition to his trip home to Vegas, Patel has also spent time hunting away from Washington””


8 posted on 02/12/2025 1:27:41 PM PST by Thank You Rush ( )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Dick Durbin the download-14
9 posted on 02/12/2025 1:28:04 PM PST by cuz1961
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Which Republican Senators is Durbin trying to sway? Hopefully Vance will be back in D.C. when it’s time for the vote.


10 posted on 02/12/2025 1:30:20 PM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Turdbin had to resort to made up $hit to try to railroad the vote. Couldn’t find any bimbo from 20 years ago to file a complaint against Kash. RATS are so predicable. Their mantra is, it doesn’t matter what the evidence is. It’s the seriousness of the charge that counts.


11 posted on 02/12/2025 1:31:24 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
As I recall, Dick The Turban Durbin, a senator from the Land Of Lincoln, voted NO on Bill Clinton's impeachment on the anniversary of Lincoln's birthday.

Fast And Loose is not just a slogan for some people. Irony is just as foreign to Dick as Truth.

12 posted on 02/12/2025 1:35:03 PM PST by Bernard (Issue an annual budget. And Issue a federal government balance sheet. Let's see what we got.)
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To: lurk

“Mr Durbin is 80 yrs old.
He has never tried to destroy anyone’s reputation.”

That is the most absurd thing I have read today


13 posted on 02/12/2025 1:37:15 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
Count on me joining you!! I have been asking our Heavenly Father, who by HIS HAND protected this President from death on the campaign trail, to hold HIS HAND over Kash Patel and bring him through the finish line.

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please join me in prayer for Patel’s confirmation.

14 posted on 02/12/2025 1:37:52 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: kiryandil

Someone should ask Durbin if he remembers playing the knock out game -er- polo- in the East St. Louis area when he was a kid.


15 posted on 02/12/2025 1:40:15 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Democrats’ opening gambit is always slander and nothing they say can ever be taken at face value.


16 posted on 02/12/2025 1:53:55 PM PST by Salman (In Hell it is a punishable offense not to call it Heaven.)
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To: lurk

Did you forget to take brain medicines today?


17 posted on 02/12/2025 2:12:06 PM PST by Bobbyvotes (I am in mid-80's and I am entitled to my opinions.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Russia, Russia, Russia!


18 posted on 02/12/2025 2:31:39 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I’d like to hear that Elon Musk sicced his whiz-kids on Durban to root out his illicit money scams.


19 posted on 02/12/2025 2:45:53 PM PST by Iron Munro (Sun Tzu: An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground to rule over the ashes)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
I have received highly credible information from multiple sources that every successful Illinois politician is corrupt.

"Dirty Dick" Durbin is a successful Illinois politician.

Dick Durbin is corrupt.

20 posted on 02/12/2025 2:57:39 PM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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