A Heated Senate Exchange FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing and discussed a letter he had sent to committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, about FBI expenditures that had drawn attention. Patel also touted what he described as historic successes, including a record drop in violent crime rates. He pushed back against what he described as Democratic attempts to embarrass him for television time, a familiar Senate tradition in which oversight and performance art occasionally arrive in the same suit. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., pressed Patel about whether he would interfere with the will of voters in the November election and questioned his support for President Trump. Patel Rejects Welch’s Premise Welch asked Patel to pledge that he would not interfere with the will of the American people at the polls. Patel answered, “I pledge unequivocally that I will not participate in your charade of lies.” Welch then asked why Patel was being a “panderer” to President Trump and raised Trump’s claims about the 2020 election. Patel replied, “What I believe in is the rule of law.” As Welch continued, Patel asked, “Are you done with your campaign ad?” When Welch said the…

What the Report Says Law enforcement sources told TMZ that actress Hayden Panettiere took one pill on the day she died, and that the pill was oxycodone allegedly laced with fentanyl. The account has been reported through law enforcement sources rather than presented as a final public medical finding. The report also cited the danger of fentanyl, noting that it is far more powerful than heroin and that very small amounts can cause a fatal overdose. Panettiere was 36 years old when she passed away. Investigators Examine the Reported Drug Supply TMZ sources said Panettiere had a longtime drug dealer in Los Angeles who supplied several black-market prescription drugs, including oxycodone. They also said she took several drugs purchased from the dealer during a flight from Los Angeles to South Carolina the day before her death. Authorities believe she took an oxycodone pill the next morning and believe that pill contained fentanyl. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles office is reportedly examining the relationship between Panettiere and the dealer while trying to trace the pill back to its source. The 911 Call and Emergency Response An unidentified friend called 911 at 1:51 p.m. on the day of Panettiere’s death from…