(Worthy News) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday nominated Kash Patel, a former federal prosecutor and the Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense during the first Trump presidency, to the position of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Patel’s nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate, a process which is expected to see strong opposition from the Democratic party.
A staunch and long-standing ally to Trump, Patel was an aide to former Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) when the latter was chair of the House Intelligence Committee from 2015 to 2019. As an aide to Nunes, Patel was instrumental in drafting the 2018 Nunes Memo which attacked the Democratic-led investigation into Trump’s ties with Russia and allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Patel particularly criticized the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation, its use of surveillance tools, and the legitimacy of the investigation itself: his nomination is seen as a reflection of Trump’s lack of trust in the agency. “Trump has viewed the FBI with deep distrust dating back to the bureau’s 2016 probe into his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia, which later turned into the Mueller investigation,” Axios observed in its report.
“We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media,” Patel said during a recent appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast. “We’re going to come after you whether it’s criminally or civilly,” Patel said.
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