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The FBI director nominee told Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., he will 'hold those accountable who violated the sacred trust placed in them at the FBI'
President Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel pledged in his confirmation to end the "targeting" of Americans by the government specifically as it relates to citizens who were in the crosshairs of the Biden administration for religious reasons.
"Is it appropriate for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to attempt to recruit spies or informants into religious institutions in this country, particularly Catholic parishes?" Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., asked Patel in his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
Patel responded, "I don’t believe so, senator."
"Mr. Patel, are you familiar with the recent actions of the FBI in this regard, including this memo that I have right here making a list of Catholic churches and parishes that they regard as potentially suspect and directing the potential recruitment of informants and other spies, let's be honest, into those parishes," Hawley asked.
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Kash Patel vows to end Biden-era 'targeting' of Christians: 'Sacred trust'
President Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel pledged in his confirmation to end the "targeting" of Americans by the government for religious reasons.