Senate confirms mega-MAGA loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director

• Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were the two Republicans to vote against Patel.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines last week to recommend Patel's nomination to the full Senate.
• All of the panel's Republicans supported Patel, with Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) accusing Democrats of "breathlessly" and unfairly waging a "harassment" campaign against the nominee.

The big picture: In an endorsement promoting the 2023 book, Trump is quoted as saying he will "use this blueprint to help us take back the White House and remove these Gangsters from all of Government!"

Driving the news: Shortly after Trump took office, the Justice Department ordered a review of any FBI agent involved in cases relating to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot or Trump's handling of classified documents.

• Nine FBI agents filed suit to prevent the DOJ from compiling a list of the agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases.

Zoom in: Patel had a notable split with Trump during his confirmation hearing over the president's blanket pardon of Jan. 6 rioters.

• Patel told lawmakers that he did "not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement."

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