Washington, Jan. 30 -- US President Donald Trump's pick for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director, Kash Patel, will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee for confirmation hearing on Thursday (local time) for what is expected to be a fiery and contentious hearing, Politico reported.

Senate Democrats have been battle-testing their message with the hope that it might break through. A few weeks ago, Democrats turned attorney general nominee Pam Bondi's confirmation hearing into a practice round for Patel's questioning. Democrats repeatedly brought up Patel, asking Bondi to give response to various statements made by Trump's pick for FBI director over the years, including about his plans to go after members of the "Executive B...