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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know FBI Director Kash Patel Clashes With House Democrats Over Epstein Files F BI Director Kash Patel rejected assertions from Democratic lawmakersWednesday that he is concealing evidence from the investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said the bureau had released all that was legally allowed. Fielding questions from the House Judiciary Com- mittee, Patel maintained that the FBI had no “credible” evidence implicating others in Epstein’s alleged sex traf- ficking of young women. But he sidestepped answering how prominently President Donald Trump’s name featured in investigators’ files on the case. Patel said he had never spoken directly to the president about the Epstein files. He acknowledged that he had not personally reviewed all the evidence the bureau had amassed. “Any allegations that I’m part of a cover-up to protect child sexual trafficking and victims of human trafficking and sexual crimes is patently false,” Patel said. “We have released more material than anyone else before,” he said. “The Biden administration, the Obama administration had the opportunity to release this exact material. They never did.” But House Democrats kept coming back to ques- tions about Trump. Patel insisted he had not held back any credible evidence related to the president. Trump, a former Epstein friend, has denied any knowledge of Epstein’s criminal activity. “It’s not news that Epstein knew Donald Trump, because Donald Trump kicked Epstein out of his club for being a creep,”White House spokesperson Abigail Jack- son said in a statement. “Democrats and the media knew about Epstein and his victims for years and did noth- ing to help them while President Trump was calling for transparency, and is now delivering on it with thousands of pages of documents.” Wednesday’s oversight hearing was the second day of congressional testimony for Patel, whose seven-month tenure as FBI director has seen him embroiled in several controversies and left his future in the role in doubt. In a contentious Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, the director rejected criticism over his firing of scores of agents and senior FBI leaders, and missteps during the investigation into the slaying of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. As in that earlier proceeding, Patel struck a defiant tone at the House proceedingWednesday. He repeat- edly dismissed questions from Democrats as “disgust- ing,” based on false premises and as efforts to score viral media moments. “You are hiding the Epstein files, Mr. Patel. You are part of the cover-up,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NewYork) said to him at one point. Patel shot back, calling the accusation “patently and categorically false.” “Your fixation on this matter and baseless accusa- tions that I’m hiding child pedophiles is disgusting,” he later told Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-California) in a heated exchange. Patel added later: “I’m going to borrow your terminology and call bulls– on your entire career.” Despite that vitriol, Democrats managed to wring some answers from Patel on the Epstein probe – a matter that has riven the House for weeks. Republicans, facing increasing pressure from their base and some members of their conference, reluctantly subpoenaed the Justice Department for its Epstein files last month. And Democrats have eagerly seized upon divisions the issue has exposed within the GOP to exert political pressure on their rivals. Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida) balkedWednesday at Trump’s assertion that his signature had been forged on a sexually suggestive 2003 birthday note to Epstein. The message, including a drawing of a nude woman’s form that purportedly bears the president’s writing, was included in a book assembled for Epstein’s 50th birthday. Epstein’s estate, under subpoena, produced a copy of the book and gave it to Congress last week. “Will you be opening up an investigation into the Epstein estate for putting out a fake document with the president’s signature linking him to the world’s largest pedophile ring?” Moskowitz asked Patel. “Sure. I’ll do it,” Patel replied. Patel also committed the FBI to further meetings with Epstein’s accusers, who have said they feel their allega- tions of involvement by others have never been fully investigated. He stopped short, however, of saying he would personally meet with them.. -TheWashington Post US Affairs News India Times (September 20, 2025 - September 26, 2025) September 26, 2025 7 By Jeremy Roebuckl President Trump Condemns Gruesome Beheading Of Chandra Nagamallaiah P resident Donald Trump made a strong statement condemn- ing the recent killing of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a hotel manager September 10, in Dallas, TX, by an employee of the establishment. Praising Nagamallaiah as “a well respected person in Dallas, the President posted the following statement on his social media platform, Truth Social: I am aware of the terrible reports regard- ing the murder of Chandra Nagamallaiah, a well respected person in Dallas, Texas, who was brutally beheaded, in front of his wife and son, by an ILLEGAL ALIEN from Cuba who should have never been in our Country. This individual was previously arrested for terrible crimes, including child sex abuse, grand theft auto, and false imprisonment, but was released back into our Homeland under incompetent Joe Biden because Cuba did not want such an evil person in their Country. Rest assured, the time for being soft on these Illegal Immigrant Criminals is OVER under my watch! Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Border Czar Tom Homan, and many others in my Administration, are doing an incredible job in, MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN. This criminal, who we have in custody, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. He will be charged with murder in the first degree! Nagamallaiah, 50, a motel manager in Dallas, Texas, was killed on the morning of Wednesday, September 10, 2025, by Yorda- nis Cobos-Martinez, 37, an employee who was cleaning a room along with another employee who was a witness to the hor- rific crime at Downtown Suites motel. Nagamallaiah came to the room to tell the workers not to use a broken washing machine. Cobos-Martinez, according to news reports quoting from the affidavit, became angry at not being addressed directly by Nagamallaiah, and returned to the room with a machete with which he began slashing the hotel manager. The latter ran screaming to the motel office where his wife and son were.The killer pushed aside the mother and son, beheaded Nagamallaiah and dumped his head outside in a dumpster. By a StaffWriter PHOTO:Crime-scene_dreamstime_l_64783187.jpg PHOTO:Facebook.com/WhiteHouse PHOTO:Screenshotfromvideo on C-Span.org FBI Director Kash Patel on the second day of his testimony at the House Oversight Committee Sept. 17, 2025.