Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., had a tense exchange at Patel's confirmation hearing on Thursday.

Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, faced off with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. "If the best attacks on me are going to be false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations,

Klobuchar quoted excerpts from Patel's media posts and appearances discussing the "deep state" and the individuals whom he deemed to be members of it.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director. Schmitt told Patel that he has all the faith in the world that he will restore the trust of the FBI.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, who sits on the powerful Judiciary Committee and has backed his nomination, defended Patel from claims he would weaponize the agency against the president’s foes.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, furiously hit back at what he described as "grotesque mischaracterizations" from Democrats at his confirmation hearing.

Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, asked Patel to explain what he meant ... “It’s long past time that we see some clean-up at the FBI,” Murrill said. “Kash Patel is going to do great things and finally bring back some much needed trust in this American ...

Again and again, Patel sidestepped his well-documented past as a Trump extremist who has advocated for vengeance against Trump’s political foes. He insisted he would be a neutral enforcer of the law if confirmed as FBI director. The statements, tweets, and quotes that he refused to acknowledge told a different story.

Explore the tumultuous Senate hearings for Trump's Cabinet nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel obliterates the Democrat party on the hearing. Democrats are scared for him to be the Director of FBI because the truth they been hiding will be unfold and many politicians will be exposed.