Patel | Pakistan

FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday faced a second day of questioning by US lawmakers, defending his handling of investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein against claims from Democratic and one Republican lawmaker that the FBI is shielding information related to the late financier and sex offender. Appearing before a US House of Representatives panel, Patel offered a variety of explanations for the Trump administration’s about-face on releasing material on the Epstein investigations. He argued that court orders prevented the release of some evidence and that in other areas the FBI had limited material in its possession. “We are releasing as much as legally allowed,” Patel told the House Judiciary Committee. The Justice Department enraged many prominent supporters of President Donald Trump with its decision in July not to release additional documents from the investigation, after raising expectations for a full disclosure. Many in Trump’s political base believed his administration would implicate other wealthy a...