The total Senate will take two key affirmation votes at 5:30 pm ET to verify Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary and to invoke cloture for a later vote on Kash Patel’s nomination as FBI Director.
Kash Patel’s vote is predicted to be extra contentious because the MAGA firebrand vies for the highest place on the FBI, the place he plans to root out corruption and the company’s current historical past of concentrating on harmless conservatives.
Kash Patel has been one of many main voices in opposition to the Deep State’s weaponization of presidency, corruption, and conspiracies, together with Russiagate, the Trump investigations, January 6, and extra. He recounts all of it in his current ebook,
As President Trump noted when he nominated Patel for the position of FBI head, “He performed a pivotal position in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for fact, accountability, and the Structure.”
The far left is doing all it might probably to forestall Kash Patel from changing into FBI Chief. They know the reality goes to return out from the Comey and Wray years, and it terrifies them.
Here is Shifty Adam Schiff (D-CA) railing and fearmongering in opposition to Patel’s nomination as FBI Director, noting that he is “poised to be confirmed” and calling it a “horrible tragedy for the nation’s preeminent legislation enforcement company but additionally the American folks”:
In line with GOP sources, Patel is predicted to have sufficient votes for affirmation at the moment and later this week.
Senator Markwayne Mullen (R-OK) defined the method for at the moment’s vote at 5:30 pm ET.
“We’ll affirm Howard Lutnick, after which we’ll proceed with a procedural movement to maneuver to government order… After which, we’ll put Kash Patel on the clock, which suggests we might vote on him actually as early as tomorrow if the Democrats wish to play good with us, which I doubt they’ll. Greater than possible, we’ll be voting on him on Thursday morning,” Mullen mentioned.
An replace on Senate process—
~5:30pm ET, the Senate will vote on a movement to proceed to government session for @Kash_Patel. Then we’ll file cloture to place him on the clock. Process apart — he’s set to be confirmed by Thursday.
Let’s get it DONE!@howardlutnick is subsequent. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/wuAghyXaL5
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) February 18, 2025
The votes are anticipated at 5:30 pm ET.
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