Video from a statement by Kash Patel
Sen. Adam Schiff asks FBI Director Kash Patel whether agents were fired for working on the Trump investigations, at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Sept. 15, 2026 FBI oversight hearing.
Excerpt from about 4:11:59 to 4:14:16 of the Senate Judiciary Committee's archived video of the hearing. The PBS News Hour video cited for this source shows the same exchange. DI added its logo in the corner.
Video: U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Public domain (U.S. government work) (opens in a new tab)
Watch the full original video (opens in a new tab) (relevant passage: Video, 0:00-6:45 (Patel at 1:14 and 5:00-5:14; Schiff at 6:24-6:45))
Asked by Sen. Adam Schiff whether any agents who worked on the Mar-a-Lago or January 6 investigations were fired in whole or in part for that work, Patel says no one was fired for the simple fact of working on them, but that those who weaponized law enforcement were.
“for the simple fact of working on those investigations? No. If they weaponize law enforcement, yes.”