Burn bags and alien files: Kash Patel distracts from job woes with wild Hannity appearance

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsBurn bags and alien files: Kash Patel distracts from job woes with wild Hannity appearanceThe wide-ranging interview comes as reports swirl that he his dismissal could be imminentBrendan Rascius in New York Tuesday 05 May 2026 22:01 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971022","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-fbi-aliens-sean-hannity-b2971022.html","title":"Burn bags and alien files: Kash Patel distracts from job woes in new interview"}}CloseSNL skewers Pete Hegseth and uses Aziz Ansari as Kash Patel in brutal mocking of Trump officialsSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isCl...