Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., grew irate as he repeatedly questioned Patel over his past vocal support for the “Jan. 6 choir.”
Earlier in the hearing, Patel had sought to distance himself from the violent rioters who were a part of the choir, and claimed he had nothing to do with the recording of the group singing the national anthem that President Trump played multiple times at rallies during his 2024 campaign.
But Schiff presented Patel with a direct quote from one of his appearances on Steve Bannon’s podcast, where he stated, “So what we thought would be cool is if we captured that audio and then, of course, had the greatest president, President Donald J. Trump, recite the pledge of allegiance, then we went to a studio and recorded it, mastered it, digitized it, and put it out as a song.”
Schiff hammers Patel over support for Jan. 6 choir
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif, grew irate as he repeatedly questioned Kash Patel over his past vocal support for the “Jan. 6 choir.”
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“You’re part of the ‘we,’ right? When you say ‘we,’ that includes you, doesn’t it Mr. Patel?” Schiff said.
Sen. Adam Schiff questions Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s choice to be director of the FBI, during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.
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“Not in every instance,” Patel shot back.
Schiff then continued to push Patel — at one point directing him to turn toward Capitol Police officers in the room, and tell them he was “proud” of promoting the choir’s song.
“I’m looking at you,” Patel told Schiff, refusing to turn toward the officers.
