Given Kash Patel’s ridiculous record, he should at least try to bolster his credibility. The unqualified FBI director appears to be doing the opposite.

Patel has clashed with most Democratic lawmakers over his steadfast support for President Donald Trump and his public backing of a number of far-right conspiracy theories over the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the FBI 's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.