Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) took aim at FBI Director Kash Patel for protecting white supremacists during a fiery exchange at a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
During Wednesday’s (September 18) hearing, Crockett sharply criticized Patel over his qualifications and performance as FBI director.
“I don’t know who feels safe in this country except for the white supremacists, because I specifically as a Black woman definitely don’t feel safe,” Crockett said.
Crockett challenged Republican claims that crime is down and the country is safer. The Democratic lawmaker cited threats against Democratic lawmakers and Patel incorrectly claiming that the FBI had caught the suspect in conservative figure Charlie Kirk’s shooting.
“I don’t know if this FBI, under your leadership, if those people w