{"id":2375061,"date":"2024-12-01T14:56:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-unloads-on-trumps-unqualified-loyalist-fbi-director-pick-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-01T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T19:57:05","slug":"durbin-unloads-on-trumps-unqualified-loyalist-fbi-director-pick-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-unloads-on-trumps-unqualified-loyalist-fbi-director-pick-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Durbin unloads on Trump&#8217;s &#8216;unqualified loyalist&#8217; FBI director pick &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdurbin-unloads-on-trumps-unqualified-loyalist-fbi-director-pick-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375061&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat and Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">voiced strong opposition<\/a> to President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director. Durbin criticized Patel as an &#8220;unqualified loyalist&#8221; who aims to dismantle the &#8220;deep state&#8221; and called for his rejection by \u2062the Senate, despite it being soon-controlled by Republicans. He argued that the FBI should remain non-partisan and mentioned that the current FBI Director,\u2064 Christopher Wray, whose \u200bterm lasts until 2027, \u2064should not be replaced for partisan reasons. Durbin&#8217;s comments highlight concerns about the politicization of the FBI and the implications of Trump&#8217;s nomination.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Durbin unloads on Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;unqualified loyalist&rsquo; FBI director pick of Patel<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1882921\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dick-durbin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dick Durbin\">Dick Durbin<\/a> (D-IL), the second-ranking Democrat as majority whip and chairman of the Judiciary Committee, unleashed on President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s pick to head the FBI.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The nomination of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3246212\/trump-selects-kash-patel-as-fbi-director\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kash Patel\">Kash Patel<\/a> was a controversial one that could face confirmation headwinds, even in the soon-to-be Republican-controlled Senate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3220510\/how-trump-could-impact-pentagon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HOW TRUMP COULD IMPACT THE PENTAGON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Durbin slammed the choice of Patel, who&rsquo;s vowed to dismantle the &ldquo;deep state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We already have a FBI Director, Christopher Wray, and his term does not expire until 2027,&rdquo; Durbin said in a statement. &ldquo;President-elect Trump knows this, because he nominated Director Wray in 2017 after he fired the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-to-diversify-usps-board-cement-democrats-oversight-of-agency\/\" title=\"Report: Biden To \u2018Diversify\u2019 USPS Board, \u2018Cement Democrats\u2019 Oversight\u2019 Of Agency\">previous director<\/a>, James Comey, another lifelong Republican who failed Trump&rsquo;s loyalty test.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Durbin went on to assail Patel as an &ldquo;unqualified loyalist&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivf-access-bill-fails-again-in-senate-after-trumps-show-of-support-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"IVF access bill fails again in Senate after Trump&#039;s show of support - Washington Examiner\">urged fellow senators<\/a> to reject his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Biden kept Director Wray in office because the FBI is supposed to be insulated from partisanship. Now, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">president-elect<\/a> wants to replace his own appointee with an unqualified loyalist,&rdquo; the No. 2 Senate Democrat said. &ldquo;The Senate should reject this unprecedented effort to weaponize the FBI for the campaign of retribution that Donald Trump has promised.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., convenes his panel to confirm President Joe Biden&rsquo;s nominees in the closing weeks of the 118th Congress and before Donald Trump takes office, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray was nominated and installed under Trump, and President Joe Biden kept him in place. But Trump has soured on Wray and the agency, instead vowing to install an &ldquo;&lsquo;America First&rsquo; fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Incoming Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), whose panel will hold a confirmation hearing for Patel, criticized Wray but said Patel &ldquo;must prove&rdquo; himself to senators.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Chris Wray has failed at fundamental duties of FBI Dir,&rdquo; Grassley wrote on social media. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s showed disdain for cong oversight &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">hasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t lived up to his promises It&rsquo;s time 2 chart a new course 4 TRANSPARENCY +ACCOUNTABILITY at FBI. Kash Patel must prove to Congress he will reform &amp;restore public trust in FBI.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1882921\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1882921\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Durbin criticizes Trump&#8217;s &#8216;unqualified loyalist&#8217; FBI pick Patel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2375062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dick-durbin-kash-patel.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16015,36083,32171,3634],"class_list":["post-2375061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-durbin","tag-fbi-director","tag-political-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dick-durbin-kash-patel.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375065,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375061\/revisions\/2375065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}