5 Key Takeaways From FBI Director’s Testimony Before House Oversight Committee

Kash Patel testified for the second consecutive day before lawmakers in Washington.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel arrives to testify before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Sept. 17, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images

FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the House Oversight Committee on Sept. 17, facing lawmakers’ statements and questions for five hours.

Members on both sides of the aisle questioned him on a variety of topics, spanning from crime and immigration to the National Guard’s anticipated arrival in Memphis, illicit drugs, and agency leaks to the media.