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Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, is pictured at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Fort Washington, Maryland on February 23, 2024.

Kash Patel exhibited unflinching fealty during Donald Trump’s four years out of office, standing by him during the grim days after the F.B.I. search of the president’s Florida estate in 2022.

During President Trump’s first term, demanding personal loyalty didn’t always work; stocking top jobs with loyalists is the tack now. At the F.B.I., this entails bucking its institutional history.

Kash Patel is a trusted aide to Donald Trump and a swaggering campaign surrogate who mythologizes the former president while promoting conspiracy theories and his own brand.

Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

The danger of Patel isn’t primarily his ideology; it’s his loyalty. He is, as Calabro wrote, “the man who will do anything for Donald Trump.” This article originally appeared in The New ...

Kash Patel, a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump, is reportedly being considered as the next director of the FBI, after spending time as an adviser during the first Trump administration ...

Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau's work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

Kash Patel was recruiting foot soldiers. ... said Patel has earned Trump's respect and that loyalty isn't his only asset, adding that Patel is particularly well versed in issues of national ...

Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.