Kash Patel is dangerous, dishonest, and unqualified – I am calling for President Trump to withdraw his nomination to…

Kash Patel is dangerous, dishonest, and unqualified – I am calling for President Trump to withdraw his nomination to be the Director of the FBI, and if his nomination is brought to the Senate floor, I will vote NO. Here’s why 🧵

I asked Patel whether he knew of any plans to fire officials at the FBI. Patel swore–under oath–that he did not. Now, there’s credible evidence that he not only knew of the firings—but that he personally directed them.

Patel told the Judiciary Committee that “All FBI employees will be protected against political retribution.” Shortly after the hearing concluded, senior FBI officials were abruptly forced out, and thousands of rank and file personnel who worked on the Jan. 6th Capitol riot cases are at risk.

Patel is concealing self-incriminating information he gave to a grand jury in exchange for immunity. In 2022, he was compelled to testify as a grand jury witness about Trump’s mishandling of classified documents. He plead the Fifth, which every person has a constitutional right to do. So why does it matter if Patel did?

After a grand jury witness pleads the Fifth, a court can compel them to testify in exchange for limited immunity. Patel received immunity for testimony that was, as far as he was concerned, self-incriminating, and as far as the government was concerned, important enough to grant him immunity.

When I asked him what he told the grand jury, he said that grand jury proceedings are secret. Though that’s not the full story. Under the law, judges, court reporters, jurors, and prosecutors are bound to secrecy. Witnesses are not. Patel can tell us anything that happened. He can tell us everything he said. But he has refused.

I, along with @SenWhitehouse and @SenAdamSchiff, sent Chairman Grassley a letter demanding he postpone the vote on Patel until we see the grand jury testimony.

We also asked for Volume 2 of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s report so we can see whether he lied for Trump to cover up a potential crime. Republicans and Trump’s DOJ are refusing but they’re running out of excuses.

The problems don’t stop there. Patel was paid by a film company run by a pro-Kremlin filmmaker whose previous projects promote pro-Russian propaganda.

He failed to disclose to the Committee that he worked for the government of Qatar and won’t say what work he did for Qatar or how much he was paid. He also failed to register as a foreign agent for his work for Qatar.

He took up to $5 million in stock from the parent company of a Chinese fast fashion company that relies on forced labor and has ties to the Chinese Community Party, and he has refused to divest his interests.

Patel’s recklessness has also put lives at risk. In 2020, he leaked information to the press about a hostage exchange – several hours before the hostages were safe in US custody.

And Patel has made clear he that he’ll use the powers of the FBI to seek retribution against Donald Trump’s political enemies and the press. We should believe him.

Kash Patel is a danger to the country, and to the rule of law. He should not step foot in the FBI building. President Trump should immediately withdraw his nomination.