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FBI oversight hearing: Klobuchar presses Patel on fraud, cyberattacks, and shootings

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar questioned FBI Director Kash Patel on several issues involving Minnesota during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday, including fraud investigations, the fatal shootings Alex Pretti and Renee Good and recent cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems.

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