Republicans have signaled they plan to confirm Patel and that nothing, including his financial disclosures and a whistleblower allegation, will stand in the way.

Kash Patel moved a giant step further to becoming FBI director on Thursday despite being branded by Democratic lawmakers as a conspiracy theorist hellbent on retribution. One after another, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee listed the targets they believe Patel would investigate like an “unrestrained guided missile” after turning the FBI into a “sycophantic goon squad” when he is rubber-stamped as director by the full Senate.

The Senate Judiciary Committee is meeting over the nomination of Kash Patel as the next FBI director, but his nomination has hit some speed bumps including an allegation that Patel perjured himself during his confirmation process.