{"id":2397015,"date":"2025-01-30T12:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-senate-hearing-devolves-into-shouting-match\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T17:35:53","slug":"kash-patel-senate-hearing-devolves-into-shouting-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kash-patel-senate-hearing-devolves-into-shouting-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel Senate hearing devolves into shouting match"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fkash-patel-senate-hearing-devolves-into-shouting-match%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=2397015&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>Kash Patel&#8217;s Senate confirmation hearing for FBI director quickly escalated into chaos, with members of both parties loudly confronting each other. The disruption began when Senator\u2063 amy Klobuchar \u2063(D-MN) \u200cquestioned \u2064Patel\u200c about\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-attorneys-respond-to-ludicrous-doj-brief-asking-judge-to-stay-on\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s lawyers dismiss DOJ&#039;s request for judge to stay on as &#039;ridiculous&#039;.\">controversial statements made<\/a> by \u200bPresident trump&#8217;s nominee. After exceeding\u200c her allotted\u200c time, klobuchar insisted on \u200dreceiving an answer from Patel, which led to interruptions and a tense atmosphere. Senator Thom \u2063Tillis (R-NC) suggested penalties for senators who go over time, while Chairman Chuck \u200dGrassley (R-IA) attempted to maintain order but also faced \u200cinterruptions from his fellow Republicans. \u2062The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">hearing showcased\u2062 meaningful \u2063contention<\/a> and lack of\u200d decorum \u200cas senators \u200bshouted over one another.  <\/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\">Kash Patel hearing devolves into shouting match after Amy Klobuchar goes over time<\/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_1963229\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Less than two hours after starting, Kash Patel&rsquo;s Senate confirmation hearing skewed off the rails, with Republicans and Democrats both shouting down Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA).<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The incident started with a line of questioning from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), pressing Patel about a line of controversial statements President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominee for FBI director has made in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patel dodged Klobuchar&rsquo;s questions before noting to Grassley that Klobuchar had run over the allotted amount of time for the first round of questioning, seven minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve got a second round,&rdquo; Grassley told Klobuchar, but before he could call on another senator for questioning, she cut back in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Could he just answer the question?&rdquo; she demanded. &ldquo;I deserve an answer to that question.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) suggested that senators running over their allotted time should have it subtracted from their allotment for the second round of questioning, which Grassley denied before adding, &ldquo;Sometimes it&rsquo;s faster to get things done here, just letting people shout.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, Grassley was again interrupted, this time by a Republican, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we&rsquo;re going to start this, I want an extra three minutes,&rdquo; Kennedy complained.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So what you&rsquo;re saying is the chairman wasn&rsquo;t a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-sen-bob-dole-to-receive-treatment-for-lung-cancer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Former Sen. Bob Dole To Receive Treatment For Lung Cancer\">good chairman<\/a> by not shutting her up,&rdquo; Grassley snapped back. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;ve gone through this before, and I think I know how to handle it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think you&rsquo;re star-spangled awesome,&rdquo; Kennedy said. &ldquo;But if you&rsquo;re going to let someone over there go three minutes over, I want my three extra minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patel&rsquo;s hearing can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Kash Patel&rsquo;s confirmation hearing for FBI director\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/10cz8S2Npvg?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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_1963229\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963229\"}});<\/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>Kash Patel&#8217;s hearing turns chaotic as Klobuchar exceeds time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2397016,"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\/2025\/01\/patel-shouting-match-klobuchar.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44864,48508,49499],"class_list":["post-2397015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-kash-patel","tag-senate-hearing","tag-shouting-match"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/patel-shouting-match-klobuchar.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397015","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397015"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397019,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397015\/revisions\/2397019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}