Kash Patel
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Kash Patel, the FBI director, said the bureau spent “nearly a year” investigating former FBI Director James Comey’s Instagram post that ultimately led to his indictment, describing the probe as a methodical review handled by career agents and prosecutors, according to remarks reported by Mediaite. Patel said the case centered on Comey’s May 2025 post…
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The Trump administration is directing all federal agencies to “promptly” begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans for doing do so by March 13, according to a new memo obtained by ABC News. The memo, from White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, and Charles Ezell, the head of the Office…
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New FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to be named the acting head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, a Justice Department official said Saturday. Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department’s largest agencies in an unusual arrangement that…
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As he fills out his incoming administration, Donald Trump’s nominees have ranged from absolutely unqualified to ideological nightmares. But he might have just made his scariest hire yet. On Saturday night, Trump announced he’s selected Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel is one of Trump’s most loyal enforcers and a conspiracy theorist — a…
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Republican President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he wanted former National Security official and loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI, signaling an intent to drive out the bureau’s current director, Christopher Wray. Patel, who during Trump’s first term advised both the director of national intelligence and the secretary of defense, has previously called for…
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