Kash Patel defends FBI hiring change on candidates involved in bestiality, prostitution

Patel, 46, made his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee just weeks before the midterm elections.

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FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate hearing this week that the bureau ended the automatic disqualification of applicants involved in bestiality or prostitution to avoid penalizing trafficking victims.

Rule rewritten

Any FBI applicant who acknowledged prostitution or bestiality was previously automatically disqualified. However, the burea…