A clash on Thursday between Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Kash Patel, the nominee for FBI director, set social media ablaze when conservatives ripped into the new California senator after what they saw as a win for the Trump nominee.

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

Again and again, Patel sidestepped his well-documented past as a Trump extremist who has advocated for vengeance against Trump’s political foes. He insisted he would be a neutral enforcer of the law if confirmed as FBI director. The statements, tweets, and quotes that he refused to acknowledge told a different story.

President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.

STEVE BANNON (HOST): Ladies and gentlemen, history on Capitol Hill. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — the son of the slain Bobby Kennedy, brother of Jack Kennedy — is there for his confirmation hearing and it's going to be a wild one, as we've told you, prepped you. We're going to need people at the ramparts today.

FBI Director nominee Kash Patel fired back at Democratic California Sen. Adam Schiff as he spewed several allegations about his

Calif., during his FBI directorial confirmation hearing, particularly in regard to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots.ot.

Kash Patel, Donald Trump's nominee to become FBI Director, lays out how he views the Justice Department in his d "Government Gangsters."

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, with Democrats focused on his plans to overhaul the bureau and whether he'll seek legal retribution against Trump's political opponents.

Kash Patel, President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, wouldn’t acknowledge or sought to distance himself from a host of his past public statements as Democrats pressed him during his confirmation

Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel both met the Senate at the same time, a gathering of intelligence unseen in D.C. since the last time Franklin Pierce drank alone. That noted left-wing publication, The Economist, launched the festivities by publishing an assessment of Patel's career. This is the headline above that story.