{"id":2432452,"date":"2025-05-08T14:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-grilled-on-shifting-stance-on-fbi-budget-needs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T14:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:00:45","slug":"patel-grilled-on-shifting-stance-on-fbi-budget-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patel-grilled-on-shifting-stance-on-fbi-budget-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Patel grilled on shifting stance on FBI budget needs"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fpatel-grilled-on-shifting-stance-on-fbi-budget-needs%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=2432452&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>During a recent Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel faced tough questions from lawmakers regarding his shift in position on teh FBIS budget needs. This came after he requested a budget that is approximately $1 billion more than what President Donald Trump suggested for fiscal 2026. Senator Chris Van hollen noted that Patel&#8217;s request was &#8220;critically important and revealing.&#8221; Senator Patty Murray confronted Patel about his contradictory statements regarding the budget, questioning weather he disagreed with trump. Patel maintained that while he could manage with the proposed budget, he believed the FBI could achieve more with increased funding. He expressed a need for over $11 billion, but later clarified that discussions were ongoing about potential budget cuts. Murray criticized the lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >detailed spending plans submitted<\/a> by Patel, calling it unprecedented and concerning.  <\/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\">Patel grilled on shifting stance on FBI budget needs<\/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_2106212\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kash Patel\">Kash Patel<\/a> faced pointed questions from Senate appropriators on Thursday during a hearing after he took the unusual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404602\/kash-patel-white-house-fbi-budget-cut-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">position<\/a> one day prior that he needed a bigger budget than what President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> had proposed in order to carry out the bureau&rsquo;s mission.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Patel&rsquo;s request in the House on Wednesday for roughly $1 billion more than what Trump proposed for fiscal 2026 was &ldquo;important and revealing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404602\/kash-patel-white-house-fbi-budget-cut-proposal\/\">Patel at odds with White House over FBI budget cut proposal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404527\/trump-doj-provide-legal-basis-deporting-mahmoud-khalil\/\">Trump DOJ must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-doj-must-defend-legal-basis-for-deporting-mahmoud-khalil-judge-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... 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Patty Murray (D-WA) grilled the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">director<\/a> on his remarks in the House, asking him if he disagreed with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, I agree that we can sustain the mission with the proposed budget, and I agree with the budget,&rdquo; Patel replied. &ldquo;And as I said yesterday, I believe that what I said was &lsquo;I can do more with more.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump proposed slashing $545 million from the FBI&rsquo;s operating budget as part of a broader &ldquo;skinny&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">budget proposal<\/a> he submitted to Congress on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Patel told a House Appropriations subcommittee on Wednesday that he was in talks with the Office of Management and Budget about raising the proposed figure, which Trump set at more than $10 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Patel told the House lawmakers he is aiming for Congress to approve more than $11 billion for the FBI, but on Thursday he walked back that figure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have not looked at [what jobs] to cut. We are focusing our energies on how not to have them cut by coming here and highlighting to you that we can&rsquo;t do the mission on those 2011 budget levels,&rdquo; Patel said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Murray observed that Patel had not submitted any details about his spending plans to the Senate committee, which she called &ldquo;insufficient and deeply disturbing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3404602\/kash-patel-white-house-fbi-budget-cut-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PATEL AT ODDS WITH WHITE HOUSE OVER FBI BUDGET PROPOSAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can operate without a budget?&rdquo; Murray asked.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I never said that,&rdquo; Patel replied.<\/p>\n<p>Murray replied that the lack of information was &ldquo;unprecedented.&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_2106212\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106212\"}});<\/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>Patel questioned on changing FBI budget stance during hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2432453,"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\/05\/AP25128573416482.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4463,50645,5618,51054,5894],"class_list":["post-2432452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-budget","tag-fbi-2","tag-oversight","tag-patel-2","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AP25128573416482.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432452","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2432452"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2432456,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2432452\/revisions\/2432456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2432453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2432452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2432452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2432452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}