Takeaways from FBI director nominee Kash Patel’s combative confirmation hearing
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, downplayed his past promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and his pledges to pursue retribution against Trump’s opponents on Thursday at his combative Senate confirmation hearing.
Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.
One of the people on Kash Patel’s list of “corrupt actors” from the “deep state” is taking the drastic step of moving their family before Patel’s potential confirmation to lead the FBI.
Kash Patel’s podcast persona: staunch Trump defender and fierce critic of the FBI he could soon lead
One person unmoved by the gravity of the allegations: Kash Patel. Days after Trump’s June 2023 indictment on charges of hoarding the documents, Patel insisted to listeners of his “Kash’s ...
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