Kash Patel Defends the FBI Welcoming Applicants Who Have Engaged in Bestiality

During a Senate judiciary committee oversight hearing, FBI director Kash Patel defended the agency's decision to roll back restrictions on agent applicants who have previously engaged in bestiality. Senators Dick Durbin and John Kennedy questioned the move to remove barriers that previously disqualified such individuals. Patel argued that the FBI did not want to punish victims of bestiality by automatically disqualifying them from employment, justifying the policy change regarding applicants who engaged in prostitution and bestiality.