Washington – The Senate Court Committee voted along the party lines on Thursday to promote Nomination of Kash PatelDonald Trump’s election for the FBI Director and pushes previous democratic concern that he would pursue as a loyalist for the president and the goal perceived opponents in the White House.

The Committee voted 12 to 10 to send the nomination to the Republican controlled Senate for full consideration.

It was not immediately clear when the final confirmation vote would occur, but so far, even nominees once seen as having uncertain prospects – including new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Tulsi gabbard, head of national intelligence – Has been able to march enough support from Republicans who are eager to fall in line with Trump’s agenda.

Patel has raised alarms For their lack of management experience compared to other FBI directors and due to a huge catalog of burning previous statements, which include calls investigators who reviewed Trump “Government gangsters” and describe at least some respondents loaded in January 6, 2021, riot at Riot at the United States : s capital as “political prisoners.”

In his confirmation negotiation last month, Patel said that the Democrats took some of his comments from the context or misunderstood the broader point he tried to do, for example when he suggested to turn off the FBI head office in Washington and turn it into a “deep state museum . ” And Patel denied the idea that a list in his book about government officials, which he said was part of the deep state, was a “Enemies list.”

Patel, who was selected by Trump in November to replace Christopher Wray as FBI Director, would inherit an agency that is upset by the latest compulsory departures for a group of senior executives and by a very unusual Ministry of Justice’s demand for the names of all agents who participated in investigations related to January 6.

A letter this week from Senator Dick Durbin from Illinois, the best Democrat in the Committee, quoted unclear sources to say that Patel was secretly involved in that process even though he told the panel in his confirmation negotiation that he was not aware of any plans for Firing agents. A spokeswoman for Patel called the allegations “gossip” that aimed to drive what she said was a “false story.”

The Democrats portrayed Patel as a dangerous and inexperienced loyalist who would abuse the FBI’s law enforcement powers at a time when the country is facing escalated threats, including from China and international terrorism.

“This is a guy whose judgment is over questioning. It’s scary bad, “said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Dr.i.). He added: “Mark my words: This patell guy is coming back to haunt you.”

Durbin told his colleagues “We invite a political disaster if we put Kash Patel in this job.”

Durbin talked about Republicans in the committee and said, “I know you want to vote for all these nominations. I know that none of you want a call from (Department of Government’s Efficiency) Elon Musk reminds you of what he can do for someone who votes in the wrong way, but this really comes down to the heart in the future for an agency that is crucial for the security of the nation. “

Republicans, on the other hand, praised Patel as the right person for the job and insisted that he was needed to fix an FBI they claim has obsessed with bias in the midst of criminal investigations by Trump.

Then Ashley Moody (R -FLA.) Said Patel “may not have earned in the FBI’s upper Echelons, but do we not ask this agency to set a new course? Do we not want a non -traditional candidate right now, with extensive Federal experiences? ”

A former prosecutor for the Justice Department, Patel attracted Trump’s attention during his first mandate when, as an employee of the Republican led house’s intelligence committee, he helped the author a memo with pointed criticism of the FBI: SPI: SPIRS BAND BETWEEN BETWEEN Russia and Trump’s campaign 2016.

Patel later joined Trump’s administration, as an official for terrorism at the National Security Council and as chief of staff for the Ministry of Defense.

Tucker writes for Associated Press.