Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) took a brief moment during Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to throw a little shade at his colleague, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), over the latter’s claims that Kash Patel was a “conspiracy theorist.”
Kennedy addressed the comments to Patel, who was testifying before the committee as part of the Senate’s “advise and consent” process since being named by President Donald Trump to take over leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
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🚨KASH PATEL A CONSPIRACY THEORIST?
Here’s the epic moment when @JohnKennedyLA mocked Sen. Durbin for calling @Kash_Patel a conspiracy theorist.
“Sounds to me like we need to get some new conspiracy theories because all the old ones turned out to be true,” @SenJohnKennedy said.… pic.twitter.com/N1goiWHa91
— Tyler O’Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) January 30, 2025
“My colleague and friend…
