Kash Patel is set to begin his first day as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday. Patel, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, will be sworn in at the White House and then will start his tenure at the bureau’s J. Edgar Hoover Building in downtown Washington, DC. His confirmation to the post was secured in a close Senate vote on Thursday.
Patel steps into his new role amidst ongoing turmoil within the bureau. The FBI is grappling with the fallout from a survey that collected details of over 5,000 FBI employees who worked on January 6-related cases and was shared with Justice Department leadership. Additionally, the bureau is facing a wave of departures among senior officials.
