Cory Booker tore into FBI Director Kash Patel during a fiery Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, calling him an “incompetent lackey” and accusing Republicans of shielding him from meaningful oversight. The confrontation quickly spiraled as Booker pressed Patel over his handling of reporters, FBI resources and accountability.Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley repeatedly intervened as the exchange grew more heated, eventually snapping at Booker: “Are you ready to shut up?” The extraordinary clash turned the hearing into a three-way confrontation between Booker, Patel and Grassley.