Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, reconfirmed his stance of zero tolerance toward violence during the Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday when he spoke to the January 6 Capitol riots. Patel underscored that violence against law enforcement should never be tolerated.
“For January 6, I have repeatedly, publicly and privately said that there can never be a tolerance for violence against law enforcement. And anyone that commits an act of violence against law enforcement should be investigated, prosecuted, and imprisoned,” Patel stated during his testimony.
Besides his promises to tackle law enforcement issues, Patel vowed to expose corruption in the government, terming public service a “privilege” and promising to hold officials accountable.
“If there is any corruption, I have been the first to call it out, and I will continue to call out corruption in government service,” he asserted.
