Democrats voiced serious concerns about Patel’s nomination, saying the Trump ally frequently pushes conspiracy theories and misinformation.

I don’t hold out hope that Senate Republicans will ever do the right thing. But just maybe they, too, are unwilling to trust Trump nominees who are so willing to apparently lie right to their faces,” says Chris Hayes on Kash Patel.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.