Trump taps longtime ally Kash Patel to lead FBI — putting Christopher Wray on chopping block
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and former acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell had also been considered for the FBI director slot
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Kash Patel to lead the FBI, closing one of the last remaining presidentially appointed positions available two months before taking office — and putting current bureau boss Christopher Wray’s tenure on the chopping block before his term expires.
“Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Saturday night. ---More...