Sen. Richard Blumenthal pressed FBI Director Kash Patel over whether the bureau would stay out of election interference during the midterms, demanding what he called an “unequivocal, clear, unambiguous commitment.”Blumenthal said he was dissatisfied with Patel’s response and warned against any FBI role that could be perceived as influencing the election. The tense exchange added another flashpoint to Patel’s contentious Senate oversight hearing, where lawmakers repeatedly questioned the FBI chief over political independence and Donald Trump’s influence on the bureau.