Sen. Lindsey Graham: I’m Ready to Vote to Confirm Kash Patel

BRENNAN Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about the Senate though ░░░░░░░░ you are on the ░░░░░░░░ Committee Kash Patel the ░░░░░░░░ to run the FBI ░░░░░░░░ t even have a ░░░░░░░░ scheduled yet In his ░░░░░░░░ memoire Bill Barr said ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel he s ░░░░░░░░ with no background as ░░░░░░░░ agent would never be ░░░░░░░░ to command the respect ░░░░░░░░ to run the day ░░░░░░░░ day operations of the ░░░░░░░░ He has virtually no ░░░░░░░░ that would qualify him ░░░░░░░░ serve at the highest ░░░░░░░░ of the world s ░░░░░░░░ law enforcement agency The ░░░░░░░░ of moving him into ░░░░░░░░ role like this showed ░░░░░░░░ shocking detachment from reality ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Barr wrong ░░░░░░░░ and wrong now Graham ░░░░░░░░ I disagree with that ░░░░░░░░ he was wrong then ░░░░░░░░ he s wrong now ░░░░░░░░ I take my advice ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel from Trey ░░░░░░░░ dear friend from South ░░░░░░░░ who worked with Kash ░░░░░░░░ was a public defender ░░░░░░░░ was a prosecutor He ░░░░░░░░ with Trey Gowdy about ░░░░░░░░ Russia hoax So I ░░░░░░░░ think he has the ░░░░░░░░ He has the trust ░░░░░░░░ the president And we ░░░░░░░░ see how this plays ░░░░░░░░ But Trey Gowdy is ░░░░░░░░ supporting Kash Patel and ░░░░░░░░ means a lot to ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN Well well OK ░░░░░░░░ he s got a ░░░░░░░░ he s published Kash ░░░░░░░░ has He published it ░░░░░░░░ a book of of ░░░░░░░░ It includes people like ░░░░░░░░ FBI director Defense Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Bill Barr former White ░░░░░░░░ Counsel Pat Cipollone former ░░░░░░░░ Director Gina Haskell the ░░░░░░░░ of CENTCOM Graham Well ░░░░░░░░ re going to well ░░░░░░░░ BRENNAN I mean do ░░░░░░░░ take him at his ░░░░░░░░ here that that these ░░░░░░░░ an enemies list and ░░░░░░░░ re going to put ░░░░░░░░ in a law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ to go after him ░░░░░░░░ I I believe the ░░░░░░░░ will expose him to ░░░░░░░░ a very qualified man ░░░░░░░░ the law He wrote ░░░░░░░░ book He ll have ░░░░░░░░ answer questions about what ░░░░░░░░ in the book But ░░░░░░░░ m ready to vote ░░░░░░░░ him because I know ░░░░░░░░ too See he never ░░░░░░░░ me about the Russia ░░░░░░░░ that he exposed People ░░░░░░░░ the right believe that ░░░░░░░░ was part of the ░░░░░░░░ not the problem You ░░░░░░░░ a good question of ░░░░░░░░ has Israel suffered because ░░░░░░░░ this war they went ░░░░░░░░ far on the world ░░░░░░░░ Here s what s ░░░░░░░░ on the world stage ░░░░░░░░ International Criminal Court is ░░░░░░░░ to be sanctioned by ░░░░░░░░ Congress BRENNAN Well that ░░░░░░░░ a Graham Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ because they re trying ░░░░░░░░ prosecute the prime minister ░░░░░░░░ minister of Israel BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ this a Lindsey Graham ░░░░░░░░ is a far cry ░░░░░░░░ the question about Kash ░░░░░░░░ You took me all ░░░░░░░░ way to Israel from ░░░░░░░░ Patel Graham Yes well ░░░░░░░░ s get back to ░░░░░░░░ Patel BRENNAN Are you ░░░░░░░░ re committing to vote ░░░░░░░░ him no matter what ░░░░░░░░ Yes we re not ░░░░░░░░ won t say no ░░░░░░░░ what but I BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ are going to vote ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel Graham Yes ░░░░░░░░ am ready to vote ░░░░░░░░ Kash Patel because you ░░░░░░░░ never ask me BRENNAN ░░░░░░░░ Graham The role he ░░░░░░░░ in exposing BRENNAN Yes ░░░░░░░░ The darkest moment of ░░░░░░░░ FBI BRENNAN OK Graham ░░░░░░░░ Edgar J Edgar Hoover ░░░░░░░░ s why I trust ░░░░░░░░