President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate Kash Patel, a firebrand loyalist, to serve as the next FBI director. Patel's nomination comes after he heavily criticized the FBI in a podcast interview back in September, where he called for the agency's headquarters to be dismantled and transformed into a 'museum of the deep state'.
Patel's nomination is expected to face a rigorous confirmation process in the Senate. As a vocal critic of the FBI, Patel's past comments and views on the agency are likely to be scrutinized during the confirmation hearings.
