Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday accused Kash Patel, the nominee to head the FBI, of committing perjury during his confirmation hearings before Congress by allegedly lying under oath when he testified that he was not aware of plans to punish FBI agents or personnel.

In a thread on X, the committee’s Democrats alleged that leadership from the FBI and the Department of Justice met and said that Patel “wants movement at FBI, reciprocal actions for DOJ.”

“It fits into a pattern of behavior that shows Kash Patel is not fit to be entrusted with government authority,” the committee posted.

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