Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel left MAGA social circles fuming on Thursday after he flatly shot down a long-held Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory. During a televised Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Republican Sen. John Kennedy asked Patel, “Did Jeffrey Epstein hang himself or did somebody kill him?”

During a House appropriations committee hearing on Wednesday, FBI Director Kash Patel warned that thousands of jobs and operations at the agency would be at risk if President Trump's plan to cut federal spending in 2026 is implemented.

FBI Director Kash Patel expressed concern Wednesday with the White House’s proposed budget cuts for the bureau, arguing that the FBI “can’t do the mission” if $545 million is slashed from its coffers.