FBI Director Defends Dropping Bestiality Disqualification at Senate Hearing

FBI Director Defends Dropping Bestiality Disqualification at Senate Hearing

FBI Director Kash Patel defended the agency's decision to drop bestiality as an automatic disqualification during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D. C. , as senators pressed him on the policy change.

Earlier, CBS reported that the revision was intended to keep trafficking and abuse victims eligible for FBI employment. CNN added that the move sparked bipartisan questioning in the same hearing.

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Սեպտեմբեր 18, 2026
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Salon.com • 18 Սեպ 10:45

At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel explained the agency's decision to lift a hiring restriction on individuals who admitted bestiality, citing concerns for trafficking victims, while senators questioned the policy change.

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Սեպտեմբեր 15, 2026
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Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing
Kash Patel defends FBI’s new policy on bestiality at Senate hearing

NBC News • 15 Սեպ 22:47

FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate Judiciary Committee that the agency’s new policy will not automatically bar applicants who were forced to engage in bestiality, citing concerns about victims of sex trafficking.

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Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants
Kash Patel defends removing bestiality as automatic disqualifier for FBI applicants

CNN • 15 Սեպ 20:26

FBI Director Kash Patel said the agency removed bestiality from its list of automatic disqualifications to avoid penalizing trafficking victims, prompting bipartisan questioning in a Senate hearing.

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FBI director insists new hiring standards on prostitution and bestiality were only meant to assist sexual assault victims
FBI director insists new hiring standards on prostitution and bestiality were only meant to assist sexual assault victims

CBS News • 15 Սեպ 19:50

FBI Director Kash Patel told a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that recent changes to disqualification criteria are intended to allow victims of trafficking and abuse to remain eligible for FBI employment.

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Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality

The Guardian • 15 Սեպ 18:17

The FBI said a policy change will allow it to consider candidates who were forced into bestiality as minors, while senators questioned the move during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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