The unexpected reason Kash Patel’s QAnon comments have come back to haunt him

Most Senate Democrats would likely prefer to derail Pam Bondi’s prospective attorney general nomination, but given the size of the Republican majority and the GOP’s eagerness to satisfy Donald Trump’s demands, Democrats are well aware of the Florida Republican’s confirmation chances. It was against that backdrop that Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, raised an unexpected subject during Bondi’s hearing: The Illinois senator asked whether she was aware of the fact that Kash Patel, Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, had expressed support for the...