Patel, a Trump loyalist who has railed against the FBI over its investigations into the president and claimed that Jan. 6 rioters were mistreated by the Justice Department, was picked in November to replace Christopher Wray.

Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, will face the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday morning for his first confirmation hearing.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, will have to defend an extensive history of controversial remarks and actions to a skeptical Senate committee.

Mr Patel is especially keen on pursuing leakers and their friends in the media. “When you have an underlying illegality committed by a government agent, anyone that participates in that illegality can and should be charged,” Mr Patel has said. He has also suggested “clawback mechanisms” for the money that news outlets make “by printing lies”.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.

And you may not see me! Next four years—next four years, we’re taking this one day at a time.” If the classic “D.C. read” is scanning a book’s index for one’s own name and frantically flipping to the listed pages,

An Associated Press review of more than 100 podcasts that Kash Patel hosted or on which he was interviewed reveals how Patel has habitually denigrated the investigations into Trump.

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Patel said that if confirmed, he intends to collaborate closely with the Justice Department to bring safety and relief to American communities.

A group of over 50 FBI agents have joined together in a letter in support of Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel to lead the embattled bureau.

First, let good cops be cops. Second, transparency is essential.