FBI’s Patel dodges questions on election interference at rambunctious US Senate hearing

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: September 15, 2026

Words: 1,350

Last Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that also featured a tense exchange between GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey.

With the November midterm elections fast approaching and the parties jockeying for control of Congress, several Democratic senators wanted assurance from Patel, under oath, that the FBI would not send agents …

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