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Donald Trump taps Kash Patel for FBI Director, a loyalist who would aid effort to upend law enforcement

President-Elect Donald Trump has nominated Kash Patel to serve as FBI Director, seeking to change America’s law enforcement agency and remove perceived conspirators.
Trump aims to appoint allies who will protect him from scrutiny due to federal investigations from his first term, showing a desire for retribution.
Patel has proposed reducing the FBI's size and transforming its headquarters into a "museum of the deep state.

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The Independent

‘Morning Joe’ plays MAG loyalist Kash Patel’s vow to ‘come after’ journalists

“We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media,” Patel said in a 2023 podcast with Steve Bannon, who claimed he was “absolutely dead serious.”

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Bloomberg

Kash Patel Would Use the FBI for Trump’s Revenge Tour

Law enforcement and vengeance shouldn’t go hand-in-hand.

3 months ago·United States

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National Catholic Register

Trump Taps Patel to Shake Up the FBI

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. If confirmed, Kash Patel will head an agency shrouded in controversy, including the targeting of traditional Catholics and pro-life activists in recent years.

3 months ago

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Benzinga

Trump Media (DJT) Stock Surges In Premarket As Trump Taps Board Member Kash Patel For FBI Leadership - Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ:DJT)

Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ:DJT) stock surged over 2% in premarket trading on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump picked Kashyap "Kash" Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over the Thanksgiving weekend. What Happened: Patel is currently a board member of Trump Media, a company primarily owned by Trump. The President-elect's pick to lead the FBI served in other national security roles between 2016 and 2020. Trump Me…

3 months ago·New York, United States

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Ben Swann's Truth In Media

Trump Taps Kash Patel for FBI Director - Truth in Media

On Saturday, President-elect Donald J. Trump announced his intention to appoint attorney Kash Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an decision that has drawn the ire of the Washington establishment. Patel previously served as a U.S. National Security Council official, senior advisor to the acting Director of National Intelligence, and chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense during the first Trump administrati…

3 months ago

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PBS NewsHour

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What happens next after Trump chooses FBI critic Kash Patel to remake the agency

Patel is likely to face deep skepticism during his confirmation hearings over his stated plans to rid the government of “conspirators” against Trump, and his claims that he would shut down the FBI’s headquarters in the nation’s capital and send the thousands of employees who work there to “chase down criminals” across the country.

3 months ago·Washington, United States

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