Hagerty: “I Look Forward To Patel Taking The FBI Apart”

The Daily Beast reports:

A senior Republican has given full-throated backing to Kash Patel’s nomination as head of the FBI, revealing he personally urged Donald Trump to bring the controversial former Department of Justice official “to the table” and looks forward to watching him rip the agency “apart.”

Speaking with NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning, Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) told host Kristen Welker that Patel “represents the type of change that we need to see in the FBI,” adding that “this entire agency needs to be cleaned out. It’s not doing its job.”

“He’s probably the best at uncovering what’s happened to the FBI,” he added. “I look forward to seeing him taking it apart.”

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Sen. Bill Hagerty tells @MeetThePress he is supportive of President-elect Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on a number of nations, including Canada and Mexico, pointing to the long history of the U.S. using trade as a “strategic tool” for decades. https://t.co/2Jsq6QG0NU

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) December 1, 2024

Kash Patel uncovered FBI Russiagate corruption and has the right experience to fix the FBI.

It’s no surprise that the establishment in Washington is lining up to oppose someone who wants to change Washington. pic.twitter.com/XMUoRCldsv

— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) December 1, 2024