WATCH: Sen. Padilla grills Patel on background check and machine gun laws

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., questioned Kash Patel on Thursday in his confirmation hearing for FBI director.
In his second round of questioning, Padilla asked Patel whether he believes gun background checks or the civilian ownership of machine guns are constitutional.
"Given your hesitancy, given your answers, I'm concerned about your ability to do the job when it's not in alignment with groups like gun owners of America," Padilla told the nominee.
Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A loyal Trump supporter, Patel is a former public defender turned Justice Department prosecutor. He served in President Donald Trump’s first term as chief of staff to acting defense secretary Christopher Miller. In interviews, he has said he wants to reduce the size of the national intelligence community, and shut down the FBI’s headquarters in Washington. He’s also repeated the false narrative that Trump won the 2020 election.
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