Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., questions FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 16, 2025. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
"That rant of false information does not bring this country together," Patel shot back, before adding, "It's my time, not yours."
"My God! My God!" Booker exclaimed.
The clash came as Booker was grilling Patel over firings at the FBI and sealed grand jury testimony he gave during the prosecution against President Donald Trump over classified documents.
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Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, interjected and scolded Booker, calling for order. The New Jersey Democrat stormed out after his questioning concluded.
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