Kash Patel was cross-examined by members of Congress on September 15, 2026.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
Multiple independent reliable outlets (AP, Politico, CBS News, CNN, Reuters) and the Senate Judiciary Committee's own hearing page confirm FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15, 2026, where Democrats and Republicans questioned him sharply, so "cross-examined by members of Congress" is supported.
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… in session, and then you would get Trump regime officials who would be called, and they would be cross examined, and they wouldn't be on their propaganda networks. They would be cross examined by members of Congress. And we saw what that looked like today. We'll go over that in this episode, when Kash Patel was cross examined, how awful he was, when Treasury Secretary Besant was cross examined in the House, how awful it was. And here on the Midas Touch Network, we're gonna show you the clips of what happened, so you can see it for yourself. …
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Supports. The Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing page lists 'Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation' on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, with Kash Patel as the sole listed witness.[2]
Supports. AP reports Patel defended hiring policy changes at a fiery Senate hearing on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, and CBS reports he was grilled for nearly five hours by both Democrats and Republicans on the committee.[1][3]
Supports. Politico reports Senate Democrats battered Patel at the Judiciary oversight hearing, and CNN reports he was questioned by lawmakers during an at-times heated hearing, including an exchange with Sen. Cory Booker.[4][5]
Context. The Hill's pre-hearing report confirms Patel was scheduled to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, September 15, which matches the claimed date.[6]
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6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 3 tier 2, 1 tier 1
- 1FBI Director Kash Patel at Senate hearing | AP Newsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigationjudiciary.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3FBI Director Kash Patel pushed on lower hiring standards at FBI, Olympic celebration and Trump-ordered investigationscbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4FBI’s Kash Patel brawls with Senate Democrats at Judiciary ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Kash Patel spars with lawmakers in Senate hearing | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Kash Patel to testify before Congress next weekthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
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