Washington sources added that US President elect donald trump has chosen indian American Kash patel as the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, positioning a loyalist in one of the most important offices in his push against illegal immigration as he assumes the presidency next month. trump praised patel as the “America First fighter" and said that he would stop the rising human and drug trafficking across the US borders. patel, a former National Security Council staffer, would replace christopher Wray as FBI chief, who was appointed by trump in 2017, however, fell out of favour with the president before his 10 year term. patel, 44, has been vocal about his ambition to reform the FBI. In an interview on the conservative Shawn Ryan Show, he outlined bold proposals, including dismantling the agency’s intelligence-gathering operations and repurposing its headquarters.
Perhaps even among trump loyalists, patel remains a controversial figure with his remarks and shares a disdain for established power in Washington with Trump. It was earlier speculated that Kash patel would be given the job to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), however, trump cleared the air around it by announcing former director of National Intelligence john Ratcliffe as the new CIA chief.
Moreover he has also talked about trying to rid the government of “conspirators" against trump and going after “the people in the media who lied about American citizens who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections". Last year, patel courted controversy when he told trump ally Steve Bannon that he would “come after" politicians and journalists perceived to be enemies of the president elect.
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