WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (C) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole (R) stand following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Ranking member Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) (L) questions Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel as Chairman U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) (R) looks on during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel departs following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel departs following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel departs following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel speaks during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (L) speaks with Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole (R) following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (C) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terry Cole (R) stand following a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was held to examine the FY2027 budget requests by the federal law enforcement agencies. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)