FBI Director nominee Kash Patel was involved in a tense exchange with Dem. Sen. Dick Durbin over President Trump's pardon of January 6 rioters earlier this year.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel told lawmakers that he does not support reducing the sentence of anyone who attacks law enforcement officers.

Ill., questioned Kash Patel about his support of President Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers, including those who have since committed other crimes.

President Donald Trump issued a blanket pardon for every person who was charged or convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, including one man who was found to have an extensive ...

Dozens of J6 rioters who were issued blanket pardons by President Donald Trump had violent criminal histories that judges considered when determining the severity of their sentences, according to new ...

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump granted clemency to every person charged or convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, even those convicted of ...

Andrew Taake was accused of attacking police officers with bear spray and a metal whip during the U.S. Capitol assault on Jan. 6, 2021.

Later, speaking from the Senate floor, Durbin expressed “grave concerns” about Patel’s fitness to lead the F.B.I., calling him a “staunch political loyalist who has repeatedly peddled false conspiracy ...

A woman pardoned for her role in January 6 has been sentenced again in court after killing a person while drunk driving.

One of the people on Kash Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel’s potential confirmation to lead the FBI.

The House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol publicly released hundreds of documents, ...