New Facts: Kash Patel Defends Loosened FBI Hiring Policies
FBI Director Kash Patel used a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday to defend recent changes to the bureau’s hiring rules. He said the aim was to stop automatically barring applicants whose past conduct stemmed from coercion or trafficking.
The FBI this year removed several blanket disqualifiers and said past behavior would be weighed case by case. The list includes prostitution, sex with animals, animal cruelty, and theft from a previous employer. “We did not want to punish victims of bestiality, victims who were trafficked,” Patel said, adding that some applicants had been forced into sex with animals when they were younger.
Sen. Dick Durbin pressed Patel on why the bans were lifted and what safeguards exist. Lawmakers raised concerns about security risks, blackmail and the FBI’s credibility, and asked for records on how the revisions were approved and are being applied. Republican Sen. John Kennedy also challenged the changes.
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