If the Senate confirms Kash Patel as President-elect Donald Trump's FBI director, perhaps he will get to the bottom of an international conspiracy involving "a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles who are abducting, abusing, and ritualistically murdering children by the thousands." Or so QAnon followers, whose bizarre beliefs are guided by the oracular posts of one or more individuals dubbed "Q," might hope, given Patel's overtures to them.
Patel, for his part, says he "disagree[s] with a lot of what that movement says." He nevertheless sees it as an important component of the MAGA constituency, has appeared on many pro-QAnon shows, and has promoted the sect in social media posts.
