{"id":2386672,"date":"2025-01-05T17:25:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-05T22:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-hardens-stance-on-patel-nomination-should-not-be-confirmed-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T22:25:52","slug":"schiff-hardens-stance-on-patel-nomination-should-not-be-confirmed-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-hardens-stance-on-patel-nomination-should-not-be-confirmed-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Schiff hardens stance on Patel nomination: \u2018Should not be confirmed\u2019 &#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\">26<\/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%2Fschiff-hardens-stance-on-patel-nomination-should-not-be-confirmed-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=2386672&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 Adam Schiff (D-CA) \u200dhas publicly stated his opposition to Kash Patel&#8217;s \u200cnomination as head of the FBI, made by\u200d President-elect Donald Trump. During an appearance on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; Schiff emphasized that Patel \u200cshould not be confirmed by the Senate, describing the decision as \u201can easy one.\u201d His remarks come in light of concerns raised about Patel&#8217;s qualifications and\u200d suitability for the role, particularly following a recent New\u200b Year&#8217;s\u2064 Day \u200dincident\u2062 in New Orleans related to violent\u2064 crime.\u200d Schiff believes that\u200b such incidents highlight the\u200c incapability of Patel\u200d to effectively lead the FBI.  <\/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\">Schiff hardens stance on Patel nomination: &lsquo;Should not be confirmed&rsquo;<\/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_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) reiterated his disapproval of President-elect <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nomination for head of the FBI, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a>, saying the pick is &ldquo;an easy one&rdquo; and should not be confirmed by the Senate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Speaking on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em> Sunday, Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/adam-schiff-new-orleans-attack-kash-patel-fbi-rcna186284\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pointed\">pointed<\/a> to the New Orleans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">terrorist attack<\/a> on New Year&rsquo;s Eve and the Jan. 6 riot in 2021 as evidence that Patel is unqualified for the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">high-level post<\/a> since his &ldquo;top priority [is] political vendettas,&rdquo; not going after crime and terrorism more generally.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, first of all, Kash Patel should not be confirmed. And I think the terrorist attack in New Orleans &hellip; just underscores again the importance of having someone directing the FBI that has experience, that has judgment, that has character, that will prioritize defending the country against the violence we saw in New Orleans or the violence we saw on Jan. 6,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Schiff added that Patel&rsquo;s &ldquo;deep state conspiracy thinking&rdquo; makes him unqualified for FBI director.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So, Kash Patel is an easy one &mdash; he should not be confirmed,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>While expressing fierce disapproval of Patel, Schiff, a noted Trump critic, seemed open to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-cant-deny-responsibility-for-our-so-so-divided-nation\/\" title=\"Biden Can\u2019t Deny Responsibility For Our \u2018So, So Divided\u2019 Nation\">president-elect&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s other nominees, particularly Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) for secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The others, look, Marco Rubio, I think [is] well qualified. Several of the other nominees, again, we should follow that rigorous process that the majority leader has laid out,&rdquo; Schiff said.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Schiff has criticized Patel and said he is unqualified. In mid-December, Schiff <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/ThisWeek\/video\/kash-patels-qualification-blind-obedience-president-adam-schiff-116805051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> that Patel is not &ldquo;loyal to the rule of law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3276664\/thune-confident-patel-understands-fbi-responsibilities-refusing-endorse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"commented \">commented <\/a>on the Patel nomination on Sunday, offering some praise while stopping short of an endorsement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that he understands what his mission would be if he is successful in getting confirmed to that position at the FBI,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The&nbsp;FBI&nbsp;is an agency that I think is in need of reform and needs a good makeover, so to speak, and probably a good amount of house cleaning when it comes to the perception the American people have with it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patel is one of Trump&rsquo;s most controversial nominees. A fierce Trump loyalist, he has pledged to use his position to root out perceived corruption and retaliate against perceived enemies.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Democrats<\/a>&nbsp;and some&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republicans<\/a>&nbsp;have voiced alarm about some of his rhetoric, especially that which was outlined in his recent book.<\/p>\n<\/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_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/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>Schiff opposes Patel&#8217;s FBI nomination: &#8216;Should not be confirmed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2386673,"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\/07\/Adam-Schiff-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46053,47957,5159],"class_list":["post-2386672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-politics","tag-patel-nomination","tag-schiff"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Schiff-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386672","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2386672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2386676,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2386672\/revisions\/2386676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2386673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2386672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2386672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2386672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}