Dec 01 Watch 6:56 Trump taps 'deep state' conspiracy theorist Kash Patel to lead the FBI By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz As he continues stocking his new administration with staunch loyalists, President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated Kash Patel to be FBI director. Patel claims that the FBI is part of what he calls the “deep state” conspiracy against Trump and his… Continue watching
Nov 30 Trump names loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director to help with effort to upend law enforcement By Eric Tucker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press The selection is in keeping with Trump's view that the government's law enforcement and intelligence agencies require a radical transformation and his stated desire for retribution against supposed adversaries. Continue reading