President-elect Donald Trump has nominated loyalist Kash Patel to function the following Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“I’m proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will function the following Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Trump posted Saturday evening on Fact Social. “Kash is an excellent lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his profession exposing corruption, defending Justice, and defending the American Individuals.”
It stays unclear whether or not Patel might be confirmed, even by a Republican-led Senate. In any case, discover out extra about him beneath.
Who Is Kash Patel?
Patel, the son of Indian immigrants, is a former public defender who rose by senior nationwide safety roles throughout Trump’s first time period. In 2018, he served as an aide to Rep. Devin Nunes, the highest Republican on the Home Intelligence Committee, the place he gained Trump’s favor in the course of the Russia investigation. Trump praised Patel for this in his social media submit, stating he “performed a pivotal position in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for fact, accountability, and the Structure.” In 2019, Patel joined the Nationwide Safety Council earlier than changing into chief of employees to the performing protection secretary within the ultimate yr of Trump’s first time period.
Since then, Patel has been a vocal Trump supporter, selling the false declare that the 2020 election was “stolen” and pushing the baseless “deep state” conspiracy idea. He has alleged that federal officers sought to undermine the president and known as for changing “anti-democratic” civil servants in regulation enforcement and intelligence with “patriots” loyal to the American folks. In his 2023 memoir, Authorities Gangsters, Patel described the political local weather as a “battle between the folks and a corrupt ruling class,” branding the “Deep State” as an unelected cabal bent on controlling the presidency and dictating what People can know.
Along with his memoir, Patel has printed two pro-Trump youngsters’s books.
Patel additionally serves on the board of Trump Media and Know-how Group, which owns Fact Social, and holds a consulting contract reportedly price a minimum of $120,000 yearly.
Who Is the Present Director of the FBI?
Christopher Wray is the present FBI Director, having been appointed by Trump in 2017. Nevertheless, Wray rapidly misplaced favor with the president and his allies earlier than Trump left workplace in 2021.
Whereas the FBI director place sometimes carries a 10-year time period, Wray’s potential elimination had been broadly anticipated as a result of Trump’s ongoing public criticism of him and the FBI, particularly following the search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property for categorized paperwork and two investigations that led to his indictment.
