During his opening remarks, Patel began by honoring his Indian heritage, thanking his parents—Pramod and Anjana Patel—who flew from India for the hearing as well as his sister Nisha. He drew attention to their presences and greeted them with the Hindu greeting “Jai Shri Krishna.” A video clip also showed him touching their feet.

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Patel, a Trump loyalist who has railed against the FBI over its investigations into the president and claimed that Jan. 6 rioters were mistreated by the Justice Department, was picked in November to replace Christopher Wray.