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Lawmakers press FBI director on transparency, background checks and allegations of politicization
Summary
Members of the Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Director Kesh Patel about public posting of apportionments, background investigations on nominees, the Justice Department's request for a list of January 6 investigators, and broader concerns about perceived politicization of the FBI.
During the House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, lawmakers pressed Director Kesh Patel on the FBI's transparency obligations and on recent orders and personnel matters that members said raise concerns about politicization of the bureau.
Representative Grace Meng asked whether the FBI would commit to posting account‑specific apportionments that the law requires; Director Patel replied, "If that's what the law requires. Yes. I'm not the appropriations expert, but if that's what the law requires, that's what we'll do." He later said he would provide a timeline for making…
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