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: Despite strong objections from Democrats, Indian-American Kash Patel was formally sworn in as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director on Friday (February 21, 2025).
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff was also one of the most vocal critics of Mr. Patel’s appointment as FBI director. Mr. Schiff described Mr. Patel as a “political hack” and a “sycophant” who is unqualified for the position. He went on to add that Mr. Patel is absolutely unqualified for the job and the Republicians are also aware about the same.
Mr. Schiff added, “The only qualification Kash Patel has to be FBI director is that when everyone else in the first Trump administration said ‘no, I won’t do that, that crosses moral, ethical, legal lines’, Kash Patel said sign me up.”
Meanwhile, in a bid to block Mr. Patel’s confirmation in the final attempt, about half a dozen Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats gathered outside FBI headquarters earlier that day.
Following Mr. Schiff’s sharp criticism, speculations have surfaced that he may be added to list of “enemies” Kash Patel mentioned in his 2023 book Government Gangsters. Mr Patel, did not hold back in his response to Mr Schiff’s comments. “Adam Schiff is the worst criminal in Congress in the last 250 years,” he said. Billionaire Elon Musk echoed this, saying, “Adam Schiff is a criminal.”
Who is Adam Schiff?
The 64-year-old Democratic Senator, Adam Schiff served as the U.S. Representative for California’s 28th congressional district since 2001 and he had gained national prominence for leading the impeachment proceedings against U.S. President Donald Trump in 2019.
Born in Framingham, Massachusetts and graduated from Danville’s Monte Vista High School in the Bay Area, he went on to both Stanford University and Harvard Law School.
Mr. Schiff subsequently relocated to Los Angeles to take on the role of law clerk for Judge William Matthew Byrne, Jr. In addition, he served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Throughout his six-year tenure, he was responsible for prosecuting Richard Miller, the first FBI agent to be indicted for espionage on behalf of Russia.
In 1996, Mr. Adam was elected to the California State Senate, becoming its youngest member. He held the position of chair for several committees, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee, the Senate Select Committee on Juvenile Justice, and the Joint Committee on the Arts.
In 2000, Mr. Adam was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives serving on key committees, including Judiciary, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence, where he later became chairman.
It was in 2024 when after Dianne Feinstein’s retirement, .Mr. Adam was elected to the United States Senate to represent the state of California.
Published – February 22, 2025 12:45 pm IST
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