Kash Patel’s Senate grilling veers into bestiality controversy over FBI recruitment rules

During a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel faced questions about recruitment standards, but the session quickly devolved into a controversial exchange about bestiality after Durbin noted Patel had removed a prohibition on applicants who had sex with animals; Kennedy pressed whether animals could be victims, leading to a tense back-and-forth, with Patel insisting he isn’t “into bestiality” while dodging other questions on Epstein, election integrity, and related reforms.