The president-elect plans to replace current FBI Director Christopher Wray with Patel, a close ally of the president-elect and former national security aide, has berated the Justice Department and the news media.
Kash Patel speaks before then-Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena, on Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.
Trump wrote in a post on social media Saturday that Patel is a"brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People." The FBI director serves a 10-year term in office, across multiple presidential administrations, in an effort to shield the bureau from partisan political pressure. The job requires Senate confirmation.
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