"I have not reviewed the entirety of the files, Patel hit back. You haven't reviewed all of the Epstein files? Swalwell pushed. Personally, no, Patel replied. You're the director of the FBI. This is the largest sex trafficking case the FBI has ever been a part of. The buck stops at the top, and your testimony today is you have not reviewed all of the files? Swalwell asked."
"What I've been doing is busy providing the safest country this country has seen in modern U.S. history in historic speed, because the men and women of the FBI are given the resources to reduce the homicide rate, to reduce the drug trafficking rate, to reduce the number of children that are being trafficked, and the number of pedophiles that we've arrested."
Rep. Eric Swalwell questioned FBI Director Kash Patel about whether Patel had personally reviewed the Jeffrey Epstein files and whether President Donald Trump's name appeared in them. Patel said he had not reviewed all of the files and emphasized his focus on public safety, citing reductions in homicide, drug trafficking, child trafficking, and arrests of pedophiles attributed to FBI efforts. The exchange became contentious, with Swalwell arguing trafficked children would benefit from review and pressing on how often Trump's name appears. Patel characterized the frequency as misleading and accused Swalwell of political motivations and seeking publicity.
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