Fetterman Says FBI Nominee Kash Patel Pledged Not to Pursue Political Opponents

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said that Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, pledged during an off-record meeting that he wouldn’t pursue prosecutions against the incoming president’s political opponents. “He absolutely [said] that’s never going to happen,” Fetterman said during a Dec. 22 appearance on ABC’s “This Week.” “He’s not going to use the FBI to go after Trump’s enemies?” anchor Jonathan Karl asked. “That’s what he claims,” Fetterman said, though he indicated he wasn’t fully ready to agree. Otherwise, the senator gave sparse details about his meeting with Patel, who’s seen as one of the more controversial Trump appointments. Patel will replace outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray if he’s confirmed by the Senate....