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Donald Trump has nominated a loyalist to head the FBI, which the president-elect has long criticized as corrupt, with him now appointing Kash Patel as its director.
When the CIA began looking into whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia to rig the 2016 presidential election, Kash Patel gained notoriety for his fury. Patel would succeed Christopher Wray, whom Trump appointed during his first term as president, if confirmed.
Trump called Kash Patel “a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter” who played a “pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax.”
Who is Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel new USA FBI director, biography, age, family, parents, wife, nationality, education, salary and net worth
The most high-profile investigations involving the president-elect have focused on the bureau, which is the top law enforcement organization in the United States. Trump has promised a significant revamp, alleging that the FBI conducted politically motivated investigations against him and his supporters.
Rather than working in senior law enforcement or administrative positions, Patel has devoted a large portion of his career to the legal trenches. Former coworkers characterize him as a mediocre performance who harbours a deep-seated resentment toward the Justice Department.
Michael Caruso, his then-supervisor, said that Patel avoided cases where he was certain to lose because he was hesitant to take on difficult motions.
🚨 President Donald J. Trump announces Kash Patel as the next Director of the FBI pic.twitter.com/x2t42K3tdd
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) November 30, 2024
Kashyap Pramod Patel or Kash Patel was born to Gujarati-Indian parents in New York’s Long Island and was raised a Hindu and has described a very deep connection with India. He got an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Richmond University as well as a law degree from Pace University, and holds a certificate of international law from University College London.
New York-born Patel has his roots in Gujarat but his parents are from East Africa, his mother from Tanzania and father from Uganda. They came to the US from Canada in 1970 when they moved to Queens, New York where Kash was born and raised. His parents are now retired and spend their time in both New York and Gujarat. Kash is currently single and unmarried.
Since 2022, Patel has served on the board of Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, and holds a consulting contract worth at least $120,000 annually but his exact net worth isn’t known. While his salary as the new FBI Director hasn’t been revealed yet, Comey earned a salary of $172,000 as FBI director, according to U.S. Office of Personnel Management documents.
Patel is an ice hockey fan and has been playing the sport since he was six along with coaching as well.
Son of Indian immigrants, Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel, 44 who born in 1980, has had a varied career in national security and law. He began his career as a public defender, appearing in state and federal courts in difficult matters ranging from financial crimes to murder.
Later, he moved to the Department of Justice (DOJ), where he served as a terrorist prosecutor, supervising the prosecution of offenders associated with ISIS and Al-Qaeda and conducting investigations.
As a congressional aide to Rep. Devin Nunes in 2018, Patel became well-known around the country. Nunes led attempts to undermine the FBI’s probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election while serving as the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. Patel was instrumental in writing a confidential report accusing the FBI of abusing its monitoring powers against aides to the Trump campaign.
Patel’s professional path led him to positions on Trump’s National Security Council in 2019 and, in the last months of Trump’s presidency, as the acting defence secretary’s chief of staff.
GIVE ME A 👍 IF YOU SUPPORT KASH PATEL FOR NEXT FBI DIRECTOR! pic.twitter.com/ynXjoqt0YD
— Charlie Kirk 🇺🇸 NEWS (@CharlieKNews) December 1, 2024
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