FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in front of the American flag to the press as he departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to China where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for expected talks on the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, regional security, and economic cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

*** BESTPIX *** WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to China where he is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping for expected talks on the Iran conflict, trade imbalances, regional security, and economic cooperation between the two countries. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) US Senator Chris Coons, Democrat from Delaware, Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican from Kentucky, and Senator Susan Collins, Republican from Maine, look on as FBI Director Kash Patel testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies hearing to examine the 2027 budget for law enforcement agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran is pursued by reporters as he departs the weekly Republican Senate policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. Curran was on Capitol Hill to brief senators about the request for $1 billion in security funding for President Donald Trump's proposed White House ballroom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)