Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing - NBC News

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday found himself defending a new policy at the bureau that does not immediately disqualify potential hires who have engaged in bestiality. At a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, some senators grilled Patel about the new standards, which he said were established so as not to discriminate against potential victims of sex trafficking who were forced to perform acts of bestiality. His explanation elicited curious responses, including one from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., who asked Patel why he would “even get into bestiality.” Patel quickly emphasized that “we’re not into bestiality,” to which Kennedy said, “I know you’re not,” prompting a chuckle from Patel, who said he was trying to explain the policy. Kennedy asked, “If Joe participated in bestiality, not as animal but as the human, don’t you think he ought to be disqualified?” “If he voluntarily did it, sure.