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Story summary
- FBI Director Kash Patel defended loosened hiring rules before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
- Patel said agents forced into bestiality are victims, while those who voluntarily participated would be barred.
- Agent Daniel Brunner linked the rule changes to a staffing shortage after the bureau lost over 1,000 special agents in 2025.
- Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley questioned Patel about buying BMWs instead of Chevy Suburbans amid investigations of luxury travel spending.