Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to the secretary of defense, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick pick to lead the FBI.
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Kash Patel, a former chief of staff to the secretary of defense, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick pick to lead the FBI.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray announced yesterday that he will resign before President-elect Trump takes office. This comes after Trump announced he would appoint loyalist Kash Patel to lead the Bureau.
President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, held several national security positions in the first Trump administration. Since then, he’s found money and attention as a pro-Trump influencer promoting conspiracy theories.
What can that tell us about his plans for the FBI?
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