Overview

• Aaron Rupar shared a close-up of the note from the House Judiciary Committee hearing, driving more than 1.6 million views.
• The paper featured the FBI logo and “Director Patel,” with blue-ink lines reading “Good fight with Swalwell,” “Hold the line,” “Brush off their attacks,” and “Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.”
• Social media users widely mocked the message as self-affirmations, with posts deriding the tone and the personalized stationery.
• During the hearing, Swalwell pressed Patel on Justice Department reluctance to release Jeffrey Epstein grand jury materials.
• Swalwell also asked whether Patel told Attorney General Pam Bondi that Epstein-related records referenced Donald Trump.