Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told reporters on Monday that he had a good meeting with Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's FBI pick, adding that “unless something unforeseen happens, I don't think I'll be able to elect him.” I certainly feel that I support it.”
“We don't know yet what Director Wray's plans are, but I think ultimately Mr. Patel will be confirmed as the next FBI director,” he said after the morning meeting.
Cornyn said he and Patel talked about “the importance of restoring the FBI's reputation as a bipartisan law enforcement investigation agency.”
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Sens. John Cornyn and Kash Patel met Monday at Hart's office building. (Reuters)
He pointed out that confidence in the FBI had been lost following former Director James Comey's handling of the investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.
Regarding Comey, Cornyn said, “It was fundamentally wrong for the FBI director to make a prosecutorial decision (announcement) that should have been made by the attorney general,'' adding, “No reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.'' he claimed. Criticized Clinton over her misuse of the email system.
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Kash Patel and President-elect Trump (Getty Images)
“But, of course, that continued even after James Comey was fired, and the tit-for-tat trip to appoint a special counsel against President Trump continued.”
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“No one should have to go through what President Trump went through at the hands of a partisan DOJ and FBI,” the senator said.
“And my goal is to restore the bipartisan functioning of the FBI and the Department of Justice, which are the highest law enforcement agencies in this country. That's the goal for me, and I think Patel shares that goal. “, Cornyn argued.
Mr. Cornyn said he was inclined to support Mr. Patel. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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Patel has traveled to the Capitol to meet with various senators and drum up support before President Trump takes office and formally makes the nomination. Trump's other high-profile choices for additional roles have similarly been meetings with like-minded lawmakers.
