Overview
- FBI Director Kash Patel faced a second day of oversight in the House after a combative Senate hearing, with Democrats pressing him on Epstein disclosures and personnel decisions.
- Patel said the bureau will release everything legally permissible from the Epstein case, citing protective court orders and a July DOJ memo that restrict further disclosure.
- He defended his handling of the Charlie Kirk homicide probe despite a mistaken social post about a suspect in custody, crediting the release of surveillance images with helping identify Tyler Robinson.
- Utah prosecutors filed formal charges against Robinson and said they will seek the death penalty, according to charging announcements reported Tuesday.
- Patel denied politically motivated firings despite lawsuits from three ousted senior officials, clashed with Sens. Cory Booker and Adam Schiff, and declared, “I’m not going anywhere,” while also testifying he found no credible evidence Epstein trafficked victims to others.