Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

A committee vote on advancing the confirmation of FBI director nominee Kash Patel has officially been delayed to next week after Senate Democrats demanded a second hearing.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is insisting to deeply skeptical Democrats that he did not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s adversaries or launch politically motivated investigations.