FBI Director Kash Patel defended the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files Wednesday as he returned to Capitol Hill for a second day to face intense questioning from Democrats over his promises of transparency surrounding the wealthy financier's criminal case.

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FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee where he was grilled by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) over the Jeffrey Epstein files and the terminations at the FBI.

(NEXSTAR) — During a second day of questioning on Capitol Hill, FBI Director Kash Patel was again grilled by lawmakers on his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Patel appeared before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday for a hearing on FBI oversight, the day after a similar hearing in the Senate that also turned contentious at times.

FBI Director Kash Patel told a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday there was no credible information that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women and underage girls to anyone but himself, seeking to defuse criticism of the Trump administration's move to end its review of the case.

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