FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel prepares to testify for 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 Win McNamee/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel prepares to testify for 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 Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel arrives to testify for 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 Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel prepares to testify during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)