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take a listen to dick durbin. >> we are inviting a political disaster if we put kash patel into this job. i know you want to be loyal to your president. i know you want to vote for all of his nominations. i know none of you want to call from elon musk reminding you what he might do to somebody who votes the wrong way. but this really gets down to the heart of the future of an agency that is critical to the security of this nation. >> now, kash patel, jose, his confirmation appears to be headed toward approval as well. but there are some late questions based off of his financial disclosures, as well as these brought up by dick durbin, that could potentially still hold up his confirmation. we are still waiting for multiple republican senators to commit to approving him. but as you're watching this kennedy confirmation vote unfold here in just 24 hours after the confirmation of tulsi gabbard, outside of matt gaetz, who ended up not going to a confirmation vote altogether, it appears that the cabinet that donald trump wanted is, by and large, going to be the cabinet that he is going to g

joining us now is democratic senator dick durbin of illinois. >> tell us what you can share about the allegations you've made in this letter against kash patel. >> well. >> i can tell you that kash patel, according to sources that i consider to be credible fbi agents who were present have reported to us that they were instructed by stephen miller, deputy to the president, that kash patel wanted them to move more quickly in purging agents and other employees of the department of justice. they wanted to have more activity at the fbi to match the activity at the department of justice, and the source was kb kash patel. >> so just i i'm not trying to press you beyond what is comfortable or safe for your sources, but you said that they were fbi agents who heard this directive in the room. >> yes. >> yes they were. and they made notes that were read by others later that clearly identified what i've just described. >> what is your sense of the degree of alarm about what appears to be a glide path for kash patel's confirmation? >> i'm concerned about the

. >> the chair of the committee, chuck grassley, and ranking member, dick durbin, made the announcement to postpone the committee vote for one week. here are their comments. chair grassley: good morning. today's markup will be brief. so i'll get right down to business. on our agenda we've got three administrative committee matters. and one nomination listed. the minority as well as myself has exercised their right and my right under the committee rules to hold over the nomination of kash patel to be director of the f.b.i. so that nomination is held over. before we turn to administrative matters, i'd like to point out that committee democrats are are establishing a double standard by forcing us to meet this morning. last congress republicans routinely required the committee to meet in person -- did not require the committee to meet in person just to hold over nominations. republicans extended this courtesy at least 17 times last congress, even when very controversial nominees were on the agenda. but now that republicans are in the majority democrats on this committee are not extending th

here's the top democrat on the panel senator dick durbin of illinois. >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> next to the nominations of individuals to serve on the court of our land, which are often lifetime appointments, this appointment of the of the fbi is one of the most serious of the senate judiciary committee could consider. we decided 50 years ago to depoliticize the fbi i getting ten-year tenures to those who headed up the fbi to transcend in single administration wayne single president. ngs that distinguishes this nomination from others. secondly, we have an individual in kash patel who has published a book which in detail describes his view on politics in america. it is a book filled with grievances, conspiracy theories and information he sided was a january 6 rioters against the police. we had some questions he needed to answer about his conduct. we went through them particularly on the elements of the j6 choir. we know this sounds like a curious thing to spend time on but is a reflection of his priorities and the fact he is asking to head up the most important

to get rid of people within the fbi just because of what they were assigned to work on, and what dick durbinranking member on the judiciary committee, is saying, is that whistleblowers came to him and essentially provided a bunch of information, notes, information about a written list, information about phone calls that were being made, all about how kash patel was trying to force out certain senior leaders at the fbi a few weeks ago. so what durbin articulated specifically is that at a meeting on january 29th, among acting fbi leadership, there was a written list that was discussed from the fbi director's advisory team talking about certain officials that should be fired or gotten rid of or sidelined at the fbi notes from that meeting that durbin says he now has say that kp that's kash patel. once movement at fbi and also additional action at the justice department. and then also in that meeting, the acting deputy attorney general, emil bove, who is also up for a nomination to be a permanent leadership position at the fbi, was telling people that he was receiving calls from stephen miller o

but senator dick durbin, the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee, has accused him of ordering the firings of these top fbi officials as a nominee and then lying to congress about it. durbin is citing whistleblowers as the source of his claims. what do we know about this? and again, what is kash patel said? >> yeah, this is really interesting because as kash patel testified under oath, he said that he wasn't aware of any type of, you know, firings that were coming against people who had been involved in trump related investigations. but as you mentioned, senator dick durbin, a democrat on the committee, came out with this whistleblower information. essentially, there was a meeting at the fbi where agents were told that the executive floor would be cleaned out. there would be these firings. and as one whistleblower said, that according to a contemporaneous notes from someone there, that this was allegedly something that kash patel wanted to do. and so what senator durbin is saying is that this actually flies in the face of what he testified to, that he had no knowledge of any ty

senator dick durbin is alleging that he is already personally directing the purge of fbi employees before he's been confirmed. have a listen to how the senator put it. >> follow the dots. >> it goes from the white house with stephen miller, the deputy to the president, to the acting attorney general. beauvais, and the messages kash patel kp the initials wants you to move faster in purging the ranks of the fbi like they've done already in doj. this is the day or two days before patel testifies under oath and on that committee that he's had nothing to do with this. so clearly he's misleading us or worse. >> durbin says if that's true, he perjured himself at his confirmation hearing. uh, is anyone particularly on the republican side, taking this seriously at this point? >> not particularly. no. we heard from chuck grassley yesterday who was the top republican on the senate judiciary committee, who didn't seem concerned by this, said that this was more of an attempt to attack kash patel and prevent his confirmation. so i don't think that this is going to change the situation very much. move t

here's how senator dick durbin, the top democrat on that committee, responded. >> we are. >> inviting a political disaster if we put kash patel into. >> this job. >> i think this is outrageous. if we. >> have. >> respect for. >> these agents, show it. >> we are joined by nbc news chief. capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles and nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell. frank figliuzzi is also still with us. so, ryan, a lot of plates spinning for the senate right now. are republicans concerned at all about any hurdles or hiccups today? >> no, ana. >> in fact, these. >> should all be. >> relatively perfunctory. >> each one of these nominees that donald trump has asked for. is likely to be confirmed today. >> and not today. but they're on. >> the path to confirmation. >> one will. >> be confirmed today. and robert f kennedy jr. that vote is scheduled. >> to start. here in the next 20 minutes or so. but what we're learning. throughout this process, ana, is that donald trump is going. >> to. >> get what donald trump wants from republicans in congress, even though there we

dick durbin to reconsider whether he wants another term. he's 80 now., there are there are there are members ten years older than who have not made this decision. those states, minnesota republicans have a problem of nominating terrible candidates for senate at their convention. democrats are when i talked to them, a little more confident. michigan, they know is is going to be a problem that was going that's we're talking about looking at last year's spending hundreds of millions of dollars that they might not have had to spend in michigan, that they now will be asking their donors, the reid hoffman, et cetera, to bail, to bail them out with. and and that can't go to save these other safer states. >> you mentioned some retirements. we don't know how these members what they'll do, but there are some where we're looking at jeanne shaheen in new hampshire, dick durbin, the number two senate democrat in illinois, jack reed of rhode island. we'll see what happens. and mitch mcconnell, of course he is. this could be the end of his long career. and we're seein

he had a pretty fiery exchange with dick durbin about that. what stood out to you there?restimate. >> how much anger. >> there is. >> within the justice department right now about this targeting of prosecutors. who did their job and worked the cases, as well as that the. >> fbi being put. >> on a list because they worked on the largest investigation in fbi history. it's just it's really a historic thing that you have this case that normally would have been something that people would have been. >> proud of. >> right. and i think that's that's sort of the. criticism is that some people saw this as a way to sort of build their, their careers. the these january 6th investigations, you know, the on the conservative side, you hear that like, you know, they thought of this as sort of their their nine over 11. >> right. >> and that this was going to be their major cases that were going. >> to build their, their careers. >> shouldn't it. >> be. >> i mean, it's a major attack, right? i mean, like this. >> and. >> i think that that's sort of. >> the. frustration here. >> is that li

kash patel senator dick durbin, is the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee. and he sent a letter to the inspector general at the u.s. justice department, one of the few inspectors general that hasn't been fired, alleging sources told him that patel directed a purge at the fbi before he's been officially confirmed. senator durbin writes, quote, this alleged misconduct is beyond the pale and must be investigated immediately, unquote. in a statement to cnn, kash patel spokesperson says, quote, the media is relying on anonymous sources and secondhand gossip to push a false narrative. kash patel is a highly qualified national security expert who has been fully transparent with the american people, unquote. the judiciary committee is set to vote on kash patel nomination thursday, and senator durbin of illinois joins us now. senator, thanks for joining us. have you heard back yet from the justice department, inspector general, about your letter? >> no, i think it will take a day or two before i get a response, but the sooner the better. listen, we've been in touch w

now, only dick durbin by the way showed up at her confirmation hearing and, of course, both of their top priority is not the well-being of american citizens, but the fast tracking of fraudulent asylum seekers altuve any idea those coming to our border seeking refugee asylum status and go into the process are actually approved to stay in the united states. >> a vast majority of the individuals who passed the interview go on to become asylees. they ultimately get asylum through the court process. >> laura: oh goody they all get asylum. now, every profile of ms. reyes points out she is the first hispanic woman and openly lgbtq person to serve as a district court judge in washington, d.c. now, could the doj have argued for her recusal in this case given background and anti-trump bias, probably. it doesn't really matter much because, in the end, the supreme court is going to have to determine whether being gender dysphoric is a protected status for the purposes of u.s. military service buckle up. doge doing what our elected officials should have done hard earned tax dollars and auditing t

more than 680,000 law enforcement sent a lefrt urging senators confirm patel quickly as possible dick durbinrseeing meaningful of several fbi personnel patel's seam send secondhand gossip what about kash patel. >> kash patel reason we to me who investigation democrats did the guy that put it together and why we know that was baloney, devin nunes future memo together told us clinton campaign hired law firm perkins cooley, steel put together a fake false dominant, dossier took to fisa court to get warrants to spy on president trump's campaign, but for kash patel we don't rare that that is what launched this whole investigation we've been doing for years figuring out how political our justice department has become particularly under biden merrick garland when attorney general political things they did to president trump, and to all kinds of people across the country, so it started with kash patel the guy we need running the fbi. >> i know that i spoke with him back then and devin nunes, everything you subscribed sounds to me like hillary clinton colluded with runners to stop her opponent actual

dick durbin responding saying he wanted a second hearing. going on but the headline the committee will vote on kash patel next thursday. >> dana: well, john, only ours after being sworn in new attorney general pam bondi is making her presence felt. issued a flurry of orders including prompting the justice department to block federal funding for sanctuary cities and that includes chicago. that's where we find mike tobin. good morning, mike. >> fallout continues as sanctuary city mayors refuse cooperation with federal authorities trying to get illegal migrants out of communities. pam bondi sworn in as u.s. attorney yesterday one of her first attorney general, first actions was to issue a directive that federal grants through the department of justice will be refused to jurisdictions that don't share information about illegal migrants. the trump administration went after undocumented people with criminal records. this pause in federal funds extend to cities like denver and boss tons who mayors don't want cops cooperating with federal counterpar

. >> carley: dick durbin a democrat and kansas city roger marshall a republican have come together toloss medications from telehealth start up hims and hers claiming they don't disclose side effects. watch. >> this system wasn't built to help us. it was built to keep us sick and stuck. but not anymore hims and hers offers weight lot medications. doctor trusted and formulated in the u.s.a. >> carley: fox news senior medical analyst dr. marc siegel joins us now with his take. doctor good morning to you. these two senators wrote a letter to the fda says this ad risks misleading patients. what do you think about this? >> dr. siegel: i have concerns too by the way this company hims and hers and others like it promoted skin products and hair products and drugs like viagra but those around a long time ozempic and wegovy are not under patent until 2032 we are still learning about these drugs and side effects. this company is using what is called compounding pharmacies drugs like ozempic but not exactly and the fda doesn't have a way to look over that and not supervise over that i want experts

. >> patel has said he wants to make significant changes within the bureau but democrat senator dick durbinwhistleblowers say even before his confirmation patel is personally overseeing a purge at the fbi. >> given the serious nature of these allegations, i have asked the doj inspector general to investigate. >> a patel spokeswoman tells fox news once again the media is relying on anonymous sources and second hand gossip to push a false narrative. 5,000 fbi sources were ordered to fill out a survey about their work on january 6th investigations. the president of the fbi agent's association tells fox news she welcomes the opportunity to work with a director patel. but she is worried about potential firings. >> these people are not just in the d.c. area. these people are all over the country. it harms every city that we have a field office in, which is everywhere. >> mr. patel expected to be confirmed next week. though we don't have a specific date yet. bret? >> david, there is also drama inside the department of justice spilling out into the public related to new york mayor eric adams. what

senators dick durbin and roger marshall, a democrat and a republican, say the commercial leaves out safetynformation and risks misleading patients. the company's medication is not fda approved, so it doesn't have to follow the same rules around disclosing side effects in advertising. the lawmakers want to close that loophole. hims and hers says it is following the law and is happy to work with congress on patient choice and affordability. well, check this out. san francisco's outer sunset neighborhood celebrated the year of the snake today. the sunset lunar new year festival was held at 37th and pacheco, and included cultural performances and a cooking demonstration. organizers say the family friendly event is a chance to celebrate chinese american history and how it has evolved in the sunset district. well, abc seven is the official home of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. can't believe it, but we are less than a week away. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. you can watch it live and on abc seven wherever you happen to stream abc seven

democratic senator dick durbin and republican senator roger marshall wrote to the fda about the ad. they claim the commercial was misleading because it only included a three secocond disclosure, saying the product is not fda approved. the senators say they also plan to introduce a bipartisan bill banning advertisements from omitting critical safety information. in a statement. hims and hers said the ad complies with existing laws, and the company plans to work with lawmakers to fix the, quote, broken health care system. is it the end of the penny? president trump says he's directed the treasury department to stop minting new pennies. the president made the announcement on social media tonight, citing the rising cost of producing the coin. the u.s. mint says that it lost just over $85 million last year on the 3 billion pennies it produced. it's unclear whether trump has the power to eliminate the penny currency specifications, including the size and metal content of coins, are dictated by congress. okay, so it is going to be a very busy week across the bay between the super bowl to t

republican senator dick durbin and democratic senator roger marshall say the commercial leaves out safety risks misleading patients. the company's medication is not fda approved, so it doesn't have to follow the same rules around disclosing side effects and advertising. the lawmakers want to close that loophole. hims and hers says it's following the law and is happy to work with congress on patient choice and affordability. >> gap incorporated is requiring its bay area workforce to return to the office. according to the san francisco business times, the company announced a phased return to office plan with a full five day in-office workweek starting in september. this follows moves made by other big brands like salesforce, amazon and jp morgan. the mandate applies to employees at gap's san francisco and pleasanton offices. it also impacts workers nationwide across the company's four major brands. gap, old navy, athleta, and banana republic. >> san francisco landmark was inducted by the national register of historic places. this was reported in the chronicle. the location is compton's cafe

democratic leader nancy pelosi, congressman chris van hollen, senator dick durbin, i'm joined now byf the armed services committee. >> let me. >> emphasize, andrea. he's not putin is. >> not strong. >> he we have an overwhelming advantage of him. but what he's doing is ryan crocker said he's playing his cards skillfully. >> wow. >> the training is tough. what do you do if you're on the road and get surrounded by bad guys, ram the car in front of you at full speed. >> go go go go go. >> go go go. >> people are still ashamed to say they're hiv positive. the only way we're going to sort this out is by being. >> more loving. >> toward each other. >> what do you see in facebook? what is it about facebook that you think to those who say, well, what is the business model here? >> you know, it's a technology that brings people together. >> it's the. >> village square. but it was the leadership of it that got me excited. >> i was in the middle of that scrum as it was all happening, and right before clooney was arrested, i was able to speak with him as he was escorted away by police in this cr

biden and then judiciary chairman dick durbin on that. they were appointing and confirming the diverse series of judges. so the point is that for some reason, let's just take my state of illinois since 1818, when it was a state, all the judges at all levels in the federal judiciary were basically white men. now, that doesn't mean that does have to mean almost as the famous common sense that donald trump wants people to use, since that's what he does. there had to be something going on that only white men were able to get through the door. and also, some of these programs do is let everybody through the door, and then you figure out who's qualified or not. now, that is a. now we're going into a new chapter. not sure how it's going to turn out. i think wiping out these holidays is part of the symbolic as well as substantive drive that trump and his administration is making. mhm. >> okay. and then something else that's impacting information, you know, transparency, accountability. the pentagon has announced plans to swap out mainstream media

republican senator dick durbin and democratic senator roger marshall say the commercial leaves out safetynd risks misleading patients. the company's medication is not fda approved, so it doesn't have to follow the same rules around disclosing side effects in advertising. the lawmakers want to close that loophole. hims and hers says it's following the law and is happy to work with congress on patient choice and affordability. >> t-mobile's super bowl commercial announced a partnership with elon musk's starlink. the ad said there are more than 500,000mi■!s in the u. that are unreachable by cell phone towers. in an emotional display, t-mobile showed examples of emergencies and memories that are never received. and according to the ad, t-mobile and starlink launched hundreds of satellites, creating, quote, the only ■space based network. and if you watched the super bowl yesterday, you may have noticed it was packed with star studded advertisements that entertaining that entertain while promoting togetherness in an unsettled time. abc news reporter alison kosik has that story. >> super bowl 59

so the top democrat on this committee, senator dick durbin, is now accusing the nominee for fbi directoratel, who we covered his hearing. he hasn't been confirmed at this point. but outside of actually being. >> confirmed. >> durbin's accusing him of secretly orchestrating the firings of fbi officials that have taken place in. >> this administration. >> and then possibly he lied about. >> it at. >> his confirmation hearing, is what durbin is saying. what more do we know? >> senator durbin says he has credible sources saying that patel was closely. involved in the firings of those top fbi officials, even though he told the committee under oath that he was not aware of any such plan. so durbin believes patel may have perjured himself. he says he's been told that patel has been passing on instructions to the fbi through senior white house official stephen miller. now through a spokesman, patel or spokeswoman sari patel didn't speak directly to these allegations, but called them part of a false narrative. in normal times, anna, this would be a huge story. but the republican chairman of the c

senator dick durbin suggesting. >> that he was more he was involved in a lot of these. these decision. >> making processes. >> because there are a number. >> of people within the. >> fbi, within the trump administration, in leadership positions who have these connections to kash. >> patel, who. >> has not. >> yet been. >> confirmed. >> of course, as fbi director and would be serving a ten year term if he. >> were to. >> be confirmed. we do have a statement from the spokesperson for kash patel, erica knight. >> who said. >> that once again, the media is relying on anonymous sources and secondhand gossip to push a false narrative. kash patel is a highly qualified national security expert. >> who. >> has been fully transparent with the american people throughout the process, and has demonstrated the. integrity and leadership needed for this role. the senate should confirm him without delay. i spoke with one former fbi special agent who has been in close communication with kash patel. his name is kyle serafin, and he was saying he would not be surprised if there was some di

and frankly, senator whitehouse, sheldon whitehouse of rhode island, and senator dick durbin in the confirmationerns that mr. patel is already involved in inappropriate firings of some of the most senior fbi director, fbi staff, leadership, staff in washington, and that there's already a purge underway of fbi directors who were simply following directions and carrying out their appropriate investigatory role in investigating those who stormed the capitol and assaulted police officers on january 6th. >> let's move to your position on appropriations, which oversees the allocation of funds to government agencies. this week, 14 states sued the trump administration, arguing giving elon musk's department of government accountability unchecked authority is constitutional, essentially saying it stripped power from appropriations and congress. do those states have a case, sir? trump says he's just trying to make the government run more efficiently and reduce fraud, which most would support. so where do you stand and how much fraud has actually been found? >> well, when a new president comes in and there'

nomination to serve as fbi director, in spite of another strongly worded letter, this time sent by dick durbinl of secretly orchestrating the firings of fbi officials whose work has displeased donald trump. despite telling the committee under oath that he was not aware of any plan to do such a thing. joining me now is senator amy klobuchar of minnesota. senator, i want to ask you about these nominations in just a moment, but i first want to get your comment on donald trump holding an oval office, you know, confab with reporters with elon musk and elon musk's toddler standing over him, that elon musk standing over him holding his baby. what did you make of that? >> it's unbelievable to me. i think. >> we saw enough of it at the inauguration, with all the oligarchs lined up in front of the cabinet nominees, and now this elon musk has. conflicts up the wazoo. he has. all kinds of federal government contracts. he's running a business, and now he's rummaging around in the private data of americans. and that when you when you ask americans, do you think that's okay? overwhelmingly they say no. and i

senator dick durbin claiming sources told him that patel directed the purge at the fbi.eight senior fbi leaders were fired. the senator telling the bureau's inspector general contemporaneous notes were taken from a meeting that stated, quote, kp being kash patel, quote, wants movement at the fbi. reciprocal actions for doj, durbin adds. patel is obtaining information from within the bureau and then passing it along to top trump officials. >> follow the dots. >> it goes from the white house with stephen miller, the deputy to the president, to the acting attorney general. beauvais. >> well, that meeting allegedly happened one day before patel said this at his confirmation hearing. >> i don't know what's going on right now over there, but i'm committed to you, senator, and your colleagues, that i will honor the internal review process of the fbi. >> a spokesperson for patel told cnn durbin's letter was relying on, quote, anonymous sources and secondhand gossip to push a false narrative, unquote. now, all this is happening before a vote on thursday to advance patel's nominat

. >> democratic senator dick durbin, a man you know well, is accusing fbi nominee kash patel of working on a purge of agency officials before being even confirmed by the u.s. senate. how do you think the senate should handle this? >> well, certainly, we've heard the reports about enemies lists and the like. so it seems to me, when senator durbin is talking about raises concerns about a new issue, plus that one. >> the vote to confirm tulsi gabbard as the director of u.s. national intelligence has been postponed. i understand, until tomorrow morning, several key gop senators say they will support her. they've been critical of her in the past, several of them. so what do you say to your republican colleagues right now about their expected votes in favor of her confirmation? >> well, i think they ought to look at some of the big issues. you know, i'm voting no. for example, wolf, because i asked miss gabbard about whether or not she would refuse to go along with an illegal order from the president of the united states. she's good on some issues, like privacy, but i want to know that somebo

senator dick durbin, the ranking democrat on the judiciary committee, saying that as a nominee before he was confirmed, because, of course, that hasn't happened yet. patel was behind the recent purge of fbi agents and might have perjured himself during his confirmation hearing before the senate. a final vote on patel's nomination won't happen before tuesday because of the president's day holiday. but just a short time ago, the senate did confirm robert f kennedy jr to be hhs secretary. that confirmation, despite his controversial positions on vaccines and shifting stances on abortion. the only republican no vote came from senator mitch mcconnell, a childhood survivor of polio, who also voted at this point against pete hegseth and tulsi gabbard's confirmations. so we begin there with nbc news chief capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles. nbc news justice reporter ryan riley and former fbi agent michael clark, who is a 22 year veteran of the bureau and is now the president of the society of former special agents of the fbi. ryan nobles, i want to start with you, because we've got double

>> yeah, we just talked to the senate democratic, top democrat on this committee, dick durbin, who indicatedwhat he plans to do. democrats plan to do here, which is to delay this vote by a week in the senate judiciary committee. they have the power underneath the rules on this committee to delay it by a week. and that's precisely what he what he plans to do. senator lindsey graham, the chairman, the one of the top members of the committee walking into this room just now. so that will be delayed by a week. but we do ultimately expect him to get the votes to be approved by the committee sent to the floor of the united states senate. the republicans right now very confident that their members will be in line, get elected, forcing him ultimately to get the job maybe in a couple of weeks time. now, one of the big questions he's going to confront kash patel, assuming he is confirmed, is how to deal with these fbi agents who have been singled out because of their work on the january 6th investigation. we know the trump team has come out to try to find those specific people who've been working on th

i asked dick durbin, could you have done anything differently? you guys fought this tooth and nail. what else? he said, what can we do? we don't have simply don't have the votes. he called the prospects and the expectation that robert f. kennedy jr. will be confirmed in. durbin has already called that frightening. but that's really not it. it's really fallen on deaf ears of sorts among most republican senators who are really falling in line in both of these nomination votes. we do expect that the shou chew, both tulsi gabbard is and to be confirmed here. and i'm just seeing that mitch mcconnell, we're watching him go in towards the vote right now. he's the one republican senator we are watching. and if he's a no vote, he may be the only republican no vote. he did not answer questions from reporters on his way into the senate chamber. that's someone to watch here. but again, even if he is a no, that means that there would be almost certainly either a 5248 confirmation. she only needs 50 in order to get the job with jd vance. the vice president could break any tie of sorts. we don't e

. >> senator dick durbin.. >> sent a. >> letter to the justice department's. >> inspector general. >> accusing patel of secretly directing a wave. >> of. dismissals at the bureau. >> before he's confirmed. >> for. >> the job. a spokesperson. >> for patel called. >> the accusations. >> false and. >> based on, quote, secondhand. >> gossip. >> and trader joe's. >> is placing limits on. >> the. purchase of eggs as prices. >> skyrocket due to supply. >> issues, the. >> grocery chain. >> will only. >> allow customers to buy one dozen. >> eggs a day. >> the policy comes. >> as a record. number of. >> chickens have died. >> in. >> a nationwide. >> bird flu outbreak. >> other stores have also put. >> limits in place, including some costco, sam's club and whole foods locations. you know, sometimes you go to those. egg shells and they're almost empty. >> kelly oh, i tried to the other night. i was looking to have some comment run out for the morning, and the local store i was ordering from had basically said everything w

. >> in fact, senator dick durbin sent a letter to doj accusing patel of secretly ordering the firing of fbi officials, even though he wasn't even an fbi in charge of the fbi yet. but are there let me ask you this, ryan, do we know are there indications that that is indeed what happened? >> you know, it's a tough question because i think we know that there are lots of people who are linked to kash patel in important roles currently at the fbi, and that was something that he answered, you know, on the record during his confirmation hearing said, you know, knowledge that he knew some of these people who were already in the bureau and that raised a lot of red flags because one individual had a connection to elon musk. and just this idea of having these outsiders who did not have the background of the fbi were not just career fbi employees in these positions, obviously raised a lot of questions. i spoke with kyle serafin, who's one of these former fbi special agents who's pretty close with kash patel. in fact, kash patel gave kyle serafin some money, as well as some other former fbi speci

this comes just days after the panel's ranking member, democratic senator dick durbin, sent a letter have directed the recent purge of fbi officials before being confirmed to lead the agency. in the letter, durbin details accusations from multiple sources and says if they are true, patel would have perjured himself during his confirmation hearing last month. but republicans seem unfazed by the new allegations. committee chairman chuck grassley of iowa posted his response on social media earlier this week, calling durbin's letter, quote, nothing more than hearsay and don't hold a candle to patel's character and credibility. so jonathan lemire will be watching this live in the 9:00 hour. we'll dip in. >> yeah, we've a busy day. >> on capitol hill. >> because also, just hours from now, robert f kennedy jr will face a full senate vote to become the nation's health secretary. this, of course. comes after the senate voted. >> along party. >> lines to advance his. nomination and now sets the stage for a final. confirmation vote. >> this morning. >> last night, a group of democrats pulled an

asking for another day of patel's testimony, senators have also written to patel himself, led by dick durbin the ranking democrat, and said to him, look, we have real concerns about the veracity of your question, the veracity of your answers. and so we want you to provide to us a litany of your communications with people in the trump white house on the transition team, or where it comes to the acting and actual leadership of the department of justice and the fbi. we want to know, between election day and the inauguration, did you, in fact, discuss these firings with people like pam bondi or todd blanch, who's been nominated to be the number two at the department? did you talk about them with driscoll, who is the acting director of the fbi, and his deputy, a man named cassidy. they are asking those questions because on the face of these answers, they're not sure that they're right or true. and so they are trying to get at what actually happened. here it is. it really speaks, i think, to the weaknesses in the senate confirmation process. i've talked with you guys about that before, where it co