Overview

• A handwritten note visible in Kash Patel’s hand at a congressional hearing was photographed and widely circulated online.
• The note included phrases such as “Good fight with Swalwell,” “Hold the line,” “Brush off their attacks,” and “Rise above the next line of partisan attacks.”
• The paper displayed an FBI logo with “Director Patel” printed below it, and the lines appeared to be written in blue ink.
• Journalist Aaron Rupar posted the Getty image on X, drawing more than 1.6 million views, according to Hindustan Times.
• The hearing focused on political violence and Jeffrey Epstein case files, and Patel’s exchanges with Rep. Eric Swalwell featured prominently as referenced in the note.