Senate Confirms Patel as Next F.B.I. Director
The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the F.B.I., installing a hard-line critic of the bureau whose unwavering loyalty to President Trump has raised questions over the independence of the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
Kash Patel, Trump Media Board Member and QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Confirmed as FBI Director
Kash Patel has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as director of the FBI on Thursday in a vote of 51-49. The vote to confirm Patel was mostly along party lines, with all Democrats voting against it and Republican senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine also voting no.
On Saturday, November 30, Donald Trump announced his pick for FBI director — replacing the current director, Christopher Wray. "I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as ...
President Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As he faces the Senate during his confirmation hearing in January 2025 ...
Kash Patel helped keep the QAnon movement alive on Truth Social, interacting with Q accounts, appearing on QAnon podcasts, ...
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