Did Kash Patel wear a Liverpool FC tie at Senate hearing?

FBI director Kash Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee, facing questions about Charlie Kirk investigation among many other things. But as he swore in before the questioning, social media users noticed that, probably, the FBI director was wearing a Liverpool FC tie.

"Kash Patel wearing a Liverpool FC tie to his senate hearing….very professional," one commented. "I can't quite tell, but I think Kash Patel is wearing a Liverpool FC tie at this hearing right now?" another wrote.

Kash Patel wearing a Liverpool FC tie to his senate hearing….very professional pic.twitter.com/ivSEGpnPFZ

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) September 16, 2025

This is, however, nothing new for Patel as he wore the same tie earlier as well, making sure that everyone knows that he is a Liverpool fan. The red and white tie has the Livebird, the mythical bird that serves as the iconic symbol of the city of Liverpool and features prominently on the club's jersey and other merchandise. He once called it his lucky tie. On 12 December 2024, Patel wore the Liverpool tie when he was visiting various lawmakers on Capitol Hill after Donald Trump’s victory. Then, on 9 April 2025, he wore the tie at a press event.

#YNWA… Liverpool PL Champs ⚽️
Our good luck tie pic.twitter.com/JbobqTpTnf

— Kash Patel (@Kash_Patel) April 27, 2025

Kash Patel has been facing flak over what critics, including MAGA insiders, called misstep,s but the FBI director called transparency -- in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Hours after Kirk was shot at Utah Valley University, Kash Patel announced that a subject was in custody in connection with the Kirk shooting, only to confirm later that the subject was released after investigation, as he was not involved in it. While this was seen as 'ameturish' by experts who accused Patel of jumping the gun to take credit, Patel defended his action and said he was informing the public what the FBI was up to.

Epstein was not an FBI source, Kash Patel informs Congress

The Republican chairman of the committee, Chuck Grassley, asked Patel if Epstein was an asset for the US or a foreign government, and for specific names of agencies or other countries he may have worked for. Patel said he kows for sure that Epstein was not a source for the FBI.