Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been nominated to replace Trump-appointed Christopher Wray, whose ...
President Trump’s nominee also distanced himself from his past partisan comments, and denied that he would carry out a campaign of retribution if he is confirmed.
In response to questions about whether he intended to target specific individuals, such as former FBI director Christopher Wray, for investigation, Patel said he had no intention of going backward.
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.