FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before House lawmakers on Wednesday in a hearing focused on the bureau's dramatic reforms in the second Trump administration and the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.Patel is facing questions in five-minute rounds from Republicans and Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee as part of an annual oversight hearing, marking the director's second appearance in as many days on Capitol Hill after he testified before the Senate one day prior.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, raised what he said was a weaponization of the FBI against conservatives, reviving concerns his committee regularly brought up during FBI Director Christopher Wray's tenure. Jordan praised Patel for what he said was a course correction."No more spying on parents at school board meetings," Jordan said in his opening remarks. "No more pre-dawn raids on pro-life Catholics, no more retaliation against whistle-blowers, and he's given us information that Chris Wray didn't. Maybe said better, he's given us information that Chris Wray wouldn't."MOST TRANSPARENT FBI EVER: PATEL UPDATES SENATE ON KIRK ASSASSINATION PROBEPatel, meanwhile, is facing sharp criticism and tough questions from House Democrats about controversial firings of senior FBI officials, Jeffrey Epstein and the shifting of priorities at the FBI toward immigration enforcement, which typically is handled by the Department of Homeland Security.Patel addressed similar concerns from Senate Democrats one day prior, as they zeroed in on Patel's limited law enforcement experience and accusations that the firings of top FBI officials had happened without proper due process.FBI INVESTIGATING A LOT MORE' THAN 20 PEOPLE IN DISCORD CHATS WITH SUSPECTED CHARLIE KIRK ASSASSINPatel, a former public defender who worked in the first Trump administration, said out of the gate that he is in his job to stay."I'm not going anywhere," Patel said Wednesday. "If you want to criticize my 16 years of service, please bring it on."The director is also facing bipartisan questions about the FBI's investigation into Charlie Kirk's assassination, which involved an early-stage misstep on Patel's end before the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was apprehended some 33 hours after the incident.The Department of Justice's handling of Epstein's sex trafficking case is another topic expected to crop up throughout the hearing. President Donald Trump's base has long demanded more information about the case, but in a turnabout, DOJ leadership said this year there was nothing further they could disclose to the public about it.