Cory Booker Explodes on Trump FBI Director in Epic Hearing Brawl

Tommy Christopher Sep 16th, 2025, 1:08 pm

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) exploded at Trump FBI Director Kash Patel in a hearing exchange that turned into an outright brawl.

Amid bipartisan criticism over his handling of the Charlie Kirk murder investigation, Director Patel testified before a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.

That hearing continued on Tuesday’s edition of CNN’s Inside Politics , during which Sen. Booker dug in and twisted the knife by telling Patel he didn’t think he was long for the job.

When Director Patel launched into a bitter retort to the “rant,” the exchange became a throwdown that wound up involving committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA):

SEN. CORY BOOKER: I

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