FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Alexis Wilkins (C), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Alexis Wilkins (L), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Alexis Wilkins (L), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

Peter Navarro, counselor for trade and manufacturing to US President Donald Trump, arrives ahead of FBI Director Kash Patel's testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)