Trump’s controversial nominees Patel, Gabbard and Hegseth on Capitol Hill in attempt to win over senators: Live
President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial nominees, Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard, were all on Capitol Hill on Monday as they worked to win over senators to get confirmed.
Patel has been nominated to serve as Trump’s FBI director, Hegseth as secretary of defense, and Gabbard as director of national intelligence.
This comes as Trump’s pledge to pardon people prosecuted for their part in the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, on his “first day” back in the White House – made during his Meet the Press interview with Kristen Welker on NBC on Sunday – has already inspired the first defendant to request a delay to their upcoming trial, hopeful of winning a reprieve.
Trump promised to act “quickly” on the matter but did offer the caveat that his administration would review “independent cases” rather than issue a blanket clemency order.
Meanwhile, ex-Republican representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger have hit back at the president-elect for suggesting during the same interview that they should be jailed for participating in the House panel that investigated the attempted insurrection.
Cheney called his comments “a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”