T he Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has enormous power to investigate crime. Leading the agency requires judgment, restraint, and, above all, fidelity to the rule of law over loyalty to any individual. On this, Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for FBI director, falls short.
Kash Patel, Trump's controversial pick to lead the FBI, disclosed a net worth of more than $5.9 million.
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, faces what could be a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with questions expected over his experience level, brash rhetoric and concerns he would deploy the bureau to target the president’s foes.
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.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved Pam Bondi’s nomination for attorney general in a party-line 12-10 vote.
What was supposed to be a blockbuster hearing eviscerating Trump’s FBI pick turned into attempts to create a viral moment that never came to pass.
Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee to serve as FBI director, is set to appear Thursday on Capitol Hill for a high-stakes confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid calls from Republicans for massive reforms in FBI leadership and concerns from Democrats about his fitness to lead the nation's top law enforcement agency.
Democrats directed some of their energy during attorney general nominee Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing toward publicly disavowing Kash Patel.
President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.
President Trump's nominee to be top US spy, Tulsi Gabbard, and pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, face tough Senate hearings.
Senators questioned two appointees from President Donald Trump who aim to oversee top national security posts on Thursday and some of those members have serious concerns. Kash Patel, nominated to serve a 10-year term as the head of the FBI,
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a 10-year term as director of the FBI, distanced himself Thursday from Trump’s sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 rioters, telling the Senate Judiciary Committee he didn’t think violent rioters who assaulted law enforcement deserved a break.