2026-09-15 10:04:02 UTC / 路透社
作者：丹·罗森茨韦格-齐夫
2026年9月15日 美国东部时间上午10:04 更新，距发稿已过去1小时
2026年9月14日，美国堪萨斯城联邦调查局分局活动上，联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔发言，参议员埃里克·施密特（共和党-密苏里州）和副总统JD·万斯在旁聆听。马克·希费尔比/ pooled via 路透社/档案照片 购买授权使用权
- 概要
- 此次听证会召开前数日，乔·迪杰诺瓦突然辞去相关调查职务
- 民主党预计将就帕特尔的个人差旅费对其进行质询
- 共和党可能将重点放在针对2020年大选推翻选举结果相关行动的联邦调查议题上
华盛顿9月15日路透电 — 联邦调查局局长卡什·帕特尔将于周二出席参议院司法委员会听证会，预计民主党议员将就其领导作风、使用公款支付个人差旅费，以及有关2020年大选相关逮捕行动即将展开的说法对他进行质询。
共和党议员可能将围绕针对那次总统大选推翻选举结果相关行动的联邦调查展开提问，参议院司法委员会主席、爱荷华州共和党参议员查克·格拉斯利曾表示，这一议题是该委员会的首要优先级事项。
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周二的此次听证会召开前数日，此前负责牵头调查多名特朗普政敌、试图证明总统遭刑事阴谋陷害的乔·迪杰诺瓦突然于上周辞职。帕特尔很可能会被问及迪杰诺瓦辞职背后的影响和原因。
这将是帕特尔自5月以来首次出席参议院听证会，当时民主党议员就一则媒体报道向他施压，报道称联邦调查局局长酗酒过度，影响了他领导美国顶级执法机构的能力。帕特尔为自己的领导能力进行了辩护，并否认了该报道，称他帮助全美的犯罪率有所下降。
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此后帕特尔与特朗普一同亮相，宣扬数十年来最低的暴力犯罪率——这一趋势早在特朗普第二任期开始前就已出现。
路透社此前曾报道，帕特尔还与中俄建立了前所未有的伙伴关系，以打击跨国犯罪。批评人士称这一计划十分危险，可能会损害美国国家安全。
自接任联邦调查局局长以来，帕特尔几乎一直处于争议漩涡之中。
他因媒体报道的两项行为遭到批评：一是在珍珠港纪念物附近潜水，二是在米兰冬季奥运会上与美国男子冰球队金牌得主一同饮酒作乐。
参众两院司法委员会的顶尖民主党议员称，这种审查有时也来自共和党内部，其中包括格拉斯利，他曾在5月5日的一封信中要求获取有关帕特尔使用政府专机、豪华轿车及其他公款的信息。
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帕特尔还可能因处理杰弗里·爱泼斯坦调查案面临质询，其中包括最近披露的短信内容，短信显示帕特尔下令让一名高级助手回复嘲笑该调查的匿名社交媒体账号。
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FBI Director Kash Patel to face grilling over travel, 2020 election probe
2026-09-15 10:04:02 UTC / Reuters
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
September 15, 2026 10:04 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks as Sen. Eric Schmitt, (R-MO) and Vice President JD Vance listen during an event at the FBI Field Office in Kansas City, U.S., September 14, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
- Summary
- Hearing comes days after Joe DiGenova abruptly resigned from related investigation last week
- Democrats expected to question Patel on personal travel costs
- Republicans likely to focus on probes into federal investigation of 2020 election overturn efforts
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – FBI Director Kash Patel is set to face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, when Democrats are expected to grill him over his leadership, use of taxpayer funds for personal travel and claims that arrests were imminent related to the 2020 election.
Republicans will likely ask about probes into the federal investigation of attempts to overturn that presidential election, an issue Republican committee chair Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa has said is a top priority for the committee.
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Tuesday’s appearance comes days after Joe DiGenova, who had been leading an investigation scrutinizing several of Trump’s foes and that sought to prove the president was the victim of a criminal conspiracy, abruptly resigned last week. Patel will likely receive questions over the implications and reasons behind DiGenova’s departure.
It will be Patel’s first appearance before the Senate since May, when Democrats pressed him over a media report that the FBI director’s excessive drinking had interfered with his ability to lead the premier U.S. law enforcement agency. Patel defended his leadership and denied the report, arguing he has helped reduce crime nationwide.
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Patel has since appeared with Trump to tout the lowest levels of violent crime in decades, a trend that had begun before Trump’s second term.
Patel has also forged an unprecedented partnership with China and Russia to combat transnational crime, Reuters previously reported, a program that critics say is dangerous and could undermine U.S. national security.
Patel has been the near-constant subject of controversy since he took over the FBI.
He drew criticism over media reports about him scuba diving at a Pearl Harbor memorial, and for drinking beer while celebrating with the gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team at the Milan Winter Olympics.
That scrutiny has at times come from Republicans, including Grassley, who sought information in a May 5 letter about Patel’s use of a government plane, luxury cars and other taxpayer funds, according to the top Democrats on the House and Senate Judiciary committees.
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Patel could also face questions over his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, including about recently released texts showing Patel ordering a top aide to respond to anonymous social media accounts mocking that effort.
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Reporting by Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff; Editing by Bill Berkrot
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