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FBI Director Testifies in Wake of Kirk Assassination
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel arrives to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump lauded Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for their handling of the investigation into the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

“I think that [Bondi] has done an unbelievable job ... and [Patel], take a look at what he did with respect to this horrible person ... he did it in two days,” Trump told reporters on Sept. 16 outside the White House, referring to the capture of the suspected assassin this past week.

“It took other similar cases four days, five days, four years if you look at certain shooters,” Trump added. He then said that he has “confidence in everybody in the administration.”