The Senate will begin hearings next week on Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director. Patel held several national security roles during the first Trump administration. A vocal critic of what he sees as the weaponization of the Justice department under President Biden. Patel has also said he would shut down the FBI Hoover buiding on Day One,and -quote-“reopen it the next day as a museum of the deep state. Patel is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.