FBI, Patel and Trump

Opinion
FBI Nominee Kash Patel, Who Vowed To 'Come After' Trump's Enemies, Disclaims 'Retributive Actions'
In his 2023 book Government Gangsters, Kash Patel, the president's nominee for FBI director, describes a "deep state" conspiracy against Donald Trump that he equates with a conspiracy to subvert democracy and the Constitution.
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6M from consulting, media deals
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6 million in the past year from consulting and media deals, his latest financial disclosure shows.
Opinion
Kash Patel’s only qualification for FBI director is his Trump sycophancy
Patel has a thin résumé, but he has indicated he’d use the power of the federal government to attack President Trump's perceived "enemies."
Kash Patel grilled on potential Trump pressure, past comments at contentious hearing
Kash Patel, President Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, was at the center of a contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, facing intense grilling from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee
How FBI Nominee Kash Patel Profited Off His Loyalty To Trump
FBI Director nominee Kash Patel will appear for his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, likely rejoining Trump’s White House after Patel was able to leverage his stint in Trump’s first administration and loyalty to the president into a moneymaking personal brand and controversial nonprofit.
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6M in 2024
Kash Patel, President Trump's pick for FBI director, made at least $2.6 million in the past year from consulting and media deals, his latest financial disclosure shows.
'Corrupt' FBI must become 'pristine,' Trump says, asserting Patel will 'straighten it out'
President Donald Trump railed against the FBI as a "very corrupt" institution and said his nominee to be FBI Director, Kash Patel, will "straighten it out."
Kash Patel Suggested Federal Employees Could be Arrested for Disloyalty to Trump
D uring a 2022 appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast, Kash Patel, Trump nominee for FBI director, laid out a disturbing vision for federal government personnel. He argue
Why We Got Kash Patel and a ‘Gangster Government’
What does it means to have someone apparently handpicked for loyalty to head an institution as important, and potentially ...
Kash Patel’s Cringe Documentary Teases What Could Be in Store for the FBI
Kash Patel, Donald Trump's nominee to become FBI Director, lays out how he views the Justice Department in his d "Government ...
Kash Patel’s Promising Priorities for the FBI
His op-ed—and Senate testimony—is a positive sign for accountable law enforcement.
Kash Patel Is a Warning Shot
Patel’s confirmation hearing was a farce. His scheme was obvious. He was trying to assure senators that he shouldn’t be ...
What Kash Patel’s Confirmation Hearing Made Clear
T he Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has enormous power to investigate crime. Leading the agency requires judgment, ...
Kash Patel: Jan. 6th DNC Pipe Bomb Could Be a ‘Government Ruse’
Taken together, this evidence should be disqualifying. Patel has suggested that the FBI “planned” January 6th, has portrayed ...
Kash Patel in FBI director confirmation hearing pledges "no retributive actions" amid grilling on past comments
Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has ...
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Former Federal Prosecutor Sounds the Alarm on Kash Patel Leading the FBI: ‘It Really, Really Stinks’
Former federal prosecutor Harry Litman expressed alarm at the prospect of Kash Patel being the next director of the FBI. The ...