From PBS NewsHour.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., endorsed Kash Patel on Thursday in an introduction for his confirmation hearing for FBI director.

Tillis said Patel is an “outstanding choice” to lead the FBI. The senator then held up a sheet of a paper titled “K$H Patel Bingo,” saying he created a bingo card to keep track of Democrats’ arguments against President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI. After opening remarks, Tillis said he already marked the boxes for words like “enemies list” and “deep state.”

“The fact of the matter is some people will be here to simply substantiate a false narrative,” Tillis said. “At worst, they may be just going through an unfounded litany of quotes and half-quotes and half-truths.”

Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A loyal Trump supporter, Patel is a former public defender turned Justice Department prosecutor. He served in Trump’s first term as chief of staff to acting defense secretary Christopher Miller. In interviews, he has said he wants to reduce the size of the national intelligence community, and shut down the FBI’s headquarters in Washington. He’s also repeated the false narrative that Trump won the 2020 election.

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