Kash Patel

(Newser) - Bipartisan opposition emerged Sunday to President-elect Trump's selection of Kash Patel , a fierce and persistent critic of the FBI who has promised to go after political opponents, to be its director. Democrats and Republicans also expressed concern about removing Christopher Wray from his position to make room for Patel,...

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, signaling his intention to oust Christopher Wray and install a fierce loyalist to upend the nation's premier law enforcement agency. Trump has been bitterly critical of the agency, which he has claimed has "lost the confidence of...

(Newser) - An ally of former President Trump who worked in his Justice Department said Tuesday that if his old boss is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media "criminally or civilly." Kash Patel, who was also chief of staff in the Defense Department and...