Kash Patel nominated by Trump for FBI director: who is he and what is known
1 december 2024 в 05:13
Elected President Donald Trump has appointed his supporter Kash Patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
«I am proud to announce that Kashyap 'Kash' Patel will serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation», - Trump wrote on Saturday evening on Truth Social. «Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and fighter for 'America First', who has spent his career uncovering corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people».
It is unclear whether Patel will be confirmed, even by a Republican majority in the Senate. In any case, learn more about him below.
Patel, the son of Indian immigrants, a former defense attorney, rose to high national security positions during Trump’s first term. In 2018, he served as an aide to Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, where he earned Trump’s favor during the Russia investigation. Trump praised Patel for this in his social media post, noting that he «played a key role in exposing the hoax 'Russia, Russia, Russia', standing for truth, accountability, and the Constitution». In 2019, Patel joined the National Security Council before becoming chief of staff to the acting Secretary of Defense in the final year of Trump’s first term.
Since then, Patel has been a staunch supporter of Trump, promoting the false claim that the 2020 election was «stolen» and supporting the unfounded conspiracy theory of the «deep state». He claimed that federal officials sought to undermine the president and called for replacing «anti-democratic» government officials in law enforcement and intelligence with «patriots» loyal to the American people. In his 2023 memoir «Government Gangsters», Patel described the political landscape as a «battle between the people and the corrupt ruling class», calling the «deep state» an unelected cabal seeking to control the presidency and dictate what Americans can know.
In addition to his memoir, Patel has published two children’s books in support of Trump.
Patel is also a member of the board of directors of Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, and has a consulting contract, reportedly worth at least $ 120,000 annually.
Christopher Wray is the current director of the FBI, appointed by Trump in 2017. However, Wray quickly fell out of favor with the president and his supporters before Trump left office in 2021.
Although the position of FBI director usually has a 10-year term, Wray’s dismissal was widely predicted due to ongoing public criticism from Trump and his supporters, especially after the search of Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago for secret documents and two investigations that led to his indictment
«I am proud to announce that Kashyap 'Kash' Patel will serve as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation», - Trump wrote on Saturday evening on Truth Social. «Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and fighter for 'America First', who has spent his career uncovering corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people».
It is unclear whether Patel will be confirmed, even by a Republican majority in the Senate. In any case, learn more about him below.
Patel, the son of Indian immigrants, a former defense attorney, rose to high national security positions during Trump’s first term. In 2018, he served as an aide to Congressman Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, where he earned Trump’s favor during the Russia investigation. Trump praised Patel for this in his social media post, noting that he «played a key role in exposing the hoax 'Russia, Russia, Russia', standing for truth, accountability, and the Constitution». In 2019, Patel joined the National Security Council before becoming chief of staff to the acting Secretary of Defense in the final year of Trump’s first term.
Since then, Patel has been a staunch supporter of Trump, promoting the false claim that the 2020 election was «stolen» and supporting the unfounded conspiracy theory of the «deep state». He claimed that federal officials sought to undermine the president and called for replacing «anti-democratic» government officials in law enforcement and intelligence with «patriots» loyal to the American people. In his 2023 memoir «Government Gangsters», Patel described the political landscape as a «battle between the people and the corrupt ruling class», calling the «deep state» an unelected cabal seeking to control the presidency and dictate what Americans can know.
In addition to his memoir, Patel has published two children’s books in support of Trump.
Patel is also a member of the board of directors of Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, and has a consulting contract, reportedly worth at least $ 120,000 annually.
Christopher Wray is the current director of the FBI, appointed by Trump in 2017. However, Wray quickly fell out of favor with the president and his supporters before Trump left office in 2021.
Although the position of FBI director usually has a 10-year term, Wray’s dismissal was widely predicted due to ongoing public criticism from Trump and his supporters, especially after the search of Trump’s property at Mar-a-Lago for secret documents and two investigations that led to his indictment
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