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Embattled FBI director Kash Patel testified at a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Tuesday, September 16 and further raised the temperature on the scrutiny he’s facing with his claims about Jeffrey Epstein. According to Patel, there is no evidence that Epstein trafficked underage women to anyone other than himself.
Patel — who is already under scrutiny for the FBI’s handling of the Charlie Kirk shooting investigation and his bizarre “I’ll see you in Valhalla” comments — seemed to set off both sides of the aisle with his testimony as he claimed that there is “zero evidence” that Epstein trafficked women to other people (an assertion that’s largely been rejected by the public in the aftermath).
“There is no credible information, none — if there were, I would bring the case yesterday — that he trafficked to other individuals. And the information we have, again, is limited,” Patel said to a line of questioning from Louisiana senator John Neely Kennedy.
KENNEDY: "Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to?"
PATEL: "There is no credible information, none … that he trafficked to other individuals." pic.twitter.com/KwE5mjENjy
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 16, 2025
If you head over to social media and search “Patel Epstein,” you’ll see that there are a plethora of skeptics on both sides of the aisle.
Beyond the left and the right, however, one subsection of people found themselves particularly perturbed by Patel’s pathetic presentation, and that’s… fans of Liverpool Football Club. Why? Because Patel showed up to the hearing wearing a tie with the club’s iconic crest stitched to the front of it, prompting a swath of annoyed reactions from LFC fans on social media.
Kash Patel’s tie at Senate hearing on September 16 embarrasses Liverpool fans
Bro this guy’s on live tv defending Epstein with a Liverpool tie on https://t.co/khG3eYOSOt
— ☕︎︎ (@j7zaza) September 16, 2025
We really need to stop selling licensed ties man https://t.co/nsZYZBZsNR
— Anfield Fix (@AnfieIdFix) September 16, 2025
Fans of the iconic Premier League club — who currently sit atop the Premier League with four wins out of four — begged the team to either put out a statement or stop selling licensed ties.
Ngl the club has to put out a statement denouncing this https://t.co/aDsEPwXmRR
— Gbemiga (@Gbemiga__A) September 16, 2025
You can’t be director of the FBI and be wearing club shop merch to Congress. Kinell. https://t.co/jCIvmFkMjl
— Justin (@juza_23) September 16, 2025
On Wednesday, September 17, both Patel and Liverpool will be in action as Patel will be appearing before the House Judiciary Committee, while Liverpool will be kicking off their 2025/26 Champions League campaign with a home matchup against Spanish giants Atletico Madrid.