Kash Patel feeds 2020 election conspiracy theories with documents about unverified tip

Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. The hearing is reviewing the fiscal year 2026 budget requests for the US Federal Bureau of Investigation. Photographer: Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty Images