US singer Alexis Wilkins (L), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in before testifying during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

US singer Alexis Wilkins (L), girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, looks on as Patel testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

Peter Navarro, counselor for trade and manufacturing to US President Donald Trump, arrives ahead of FBI Director Kash Patel's testimony during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) FBI Director Kash Patel shakes hands with US Senator Darline Graham, Republican from South Carolina, as he arrives for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel waves after taking his seat at the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel takes his seat as he arrives to testify during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on FBI oversight, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP via Getty Images)