WASHINGTON—The Senate voted 51–47 to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for head of the FBI on Thursday.
The final vote is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. ET.
Patel gained fame for exposing alleged FBI and Justice Department malfeasance during the Crossfire Hurricane probe into the 2016 Trump campaign.
If confirmed, he would lead an agency that President Donald Trump and some Republicans have accused of being weaponized for political purposes.
“There will be no politicization at the FBI. There will be no retributive actions taken by any FBI should I be confirmed as the FBI director,” Patel said during a Jan. 30 Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing….