Loyalist Kash Patel appointed as new director of the FBI: biography, status, career
1 december 2024 в 07:37
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 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 dedicated his entire career to fighting corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people».
Learn more about him below, including details of his net worth.
Patel, born in 1980 to a family of Indian immigrants, grew up in Garden City, New York. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 2002, and then obtained a certificate in international law from the University College London Faculty of Law, according to his Facebook page. Patel earned his law degree from Pace University in 2005.
In 2018, the former public defender 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 on his social media post, noting that he «played a key role in exposing the Russia hoax, 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.
Patel’s exact net worth is unknown.
After graduating from law school in 2005, Patel worked as a public defender in Florida for eight years — first in the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, and then as a federal public defender. In 2014, he joined the US Department of Justice in the National Security Division as a trial attorney, also serving as a legal liaison to a joint special operations task force. Three years later, in 2017, Patel was appointed senior counterterrorism advisor on the House Intelligence Committee.
Since 2022, Patel has served on 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 per year.
In addition to his 2023 memoir «Government Gangsters», - Patel has published two children’s books in support of Trump.
It appears that the 44-year-old Patel is not married.
In 2014, according to The New York Times, Patel participated in a charity bachelor auction Above the Law, but then withdrew after a blogger pointed out that his law practice license in the state was apparently expired
«I am proud to announce that 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 dedicated his entire career to fighting corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people».
Learn more about him below, including details of his net worth.
Patel, born in 1980 to a family of Indian immigrants, grew up in Garden City, New York. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 2002, and then obtained a certificate in international law from the University College London Faculty of Law, according to his Facebook page. Patel earned his law degree from Pace University in 2005.
In 2018, the former public defender 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 on his social media post, noting that he «played a key role in exposing the Russia hoax, 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.
Patel’s exact net worth is unknown.
After graduating from law school in 2005, Patel worked as a public defender in Florida for eight years — first in the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office, and then as a federal public defender. In 2014, he joined the US Department of Justice in the National Security Division as a trial attorney, also serving as a legal liaison to a joint special operations task force. Three years later, in 2017, Patel was appointed senior counterterrorism advisor on the House Intelligence Committee.
Since 2022, Patel has served on 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 per year.
In addition to his 2023 memoir «Government Gangsters», - Patel has published two children’s books in support of Trump.
It appears that the 44-year-old Patel is not married.
In 2014, according to The New York Times, Patel participated in a charity bachelor auction Above the Law, but then withdrew after a blogger pointed out that his law practice license in the state was apparently expired
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