According to a newly surfaced video clip, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) focused on then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s rejection of an offer to deploy thousands of National Guard soldiers ahead of a speech by then-President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, during Kash Patel’s confirmation hearings to become the next FBI director.

Trump FBI Director Kash Patel's confirmation was the result of a significant and long-term effort to get senators' support.

Kash Patel was sworn in as the new director of the FBI on Saturday in a brief ceremony attended by key Republican figures and national security