Less than two hours after starting, Kash Patel’s Senate confirmation hearing skewed off the rails, with Republicans and Democrats both shouting down Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA).
The incident started with a line of questioning from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), pressing Patel about a line of controversial statements President Donald Trump‘s nominee for FBI director has made in recent years.
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