Kash Patel can lose only a few GOP votes Thursday
Democrats protest likely Senate confirmation of Kash Patel
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the Senate’s expected confirmation of President Donald Trump’s FBI nominee Kash Patel on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
Moderate GOP Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, revealed she won't back President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the FBI, Kash Patel.
"The nomination of Kash Patel to serve as Director of the FBI comes to the Senate against the backdrop of recent personnel actions at the Department of Justice, including the resignations of several career federal prosecutors who felt they were being instructed to act in a manner inconsistent with their ethical obligations," she said in a Thursday statement released just before a key procedural vote.
KASH PATEL'S CONFIRMATION AS TRUMP FBI PICK 'WILL HAUNT YOU,' SENATE DEMS WARN GOP AHEAD OF VOTE
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
"While I strongly support efforts to ensure all federal employees perform their responsibilities ethically and in accordance with the law, Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI," she added.
Patel will have a final confirmation vote on Thursday afternoon.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
Follow Julia's reporting on X at @JuliaaJohnson_ and send tips to
