The Senate has narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI, replacing Trump’s former pick, Christopher Wray, who resigned his post just ahead of Trump’s inauguration. Patel is a Trump loyalist and far-right conspiracy theorist who previously called for the FBI’s D.C. office to be closed and turned into a “museum of the deep state.” Democratic Senator Dick Durbin spoke out against Patel ahead of Thursday’s vote.

Sen. Dick Durbin: “It is shocking that my Republican colleagues are willing to support him despite the serious threat he poses to our national security. And I’m sorry to say I believe they will quickly come to regret this vote. When I think of giving this man a 10-year tenure as director of the leading criminal investigative agency in the world, I cannot imagine a worse choice.”