FBI director nominee Kash Patel, center, appears at last month's inauguration with fellow Trump administration nominees Lee Zeldin, left, and Pete Hegseth. WASHINGTON — Kash Patel’s journey to the nomination to become director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations may have started on the golf course of the Garden City Country Club.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Kash Patel in a strict party-line vote, clearing the way for President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI to get a vote on the