Kash Patel, who is President Donald Trump‘s pick to be director of the FBI, cleared a key hurdle on Thursday in the Senate confirmation process after a one-week delay at the behest of Senate Democrats.
The Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines to favorably report Patel to the full Senate. Leadership is expected to move toward a final confirmation vote in the coming days. Patel will need a simple majority to be confirmed.
Patel was poised to get a committee vote last Thursday, but Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) announced during a meeting that the nomination was “held over” in recognition of a request by the Democrats as prescribed under the panel’s rules.
Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee similarly secured a one-week delay on consideration of Pam Bondi to become U.S. Attorney General last month. She has since been confirmed to the Cabinet position by the…
