Durbin presses Patel on reason for lifting hiring ban on bestiality offenders

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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pressed FBI Director Kash Patel multiple times on why the bureau lifted its hiring ban on people who previously engaged in bestiality.

The reason Patel provided was that in some cases, FBI applicants were forced into having sex with animals when they were younger.

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