Topline
President Donald Trump’s FBI nominee Kashi Patel will appear at a verification hearing this week, as Trump’s loyal ally has long pledged to punish Trump’s enemies – Trump’s first White House top officials There is also widespread criticism from the side.
Kashi Patel arrives at an opening parade in Washington DC on January 20.
Key facts
Trump chose Patel. Changing Christopher Ray as the FBI Director, a role that requires the Senate verification, and a hearing will be heard before the Senate judicial committee. Thursday.
Patel, a lawyer in trade, served briefly in the Department of Justice during the Obama administration before going to the House after Trump took office, two as senior lawyer of former representative Divin Nunnus, R-Kilef, as a senior lawyer. Spending years, when he led the house intelligence. The committee helped investigate the committee’s widespread criticism of the FBI’s Russia investigation in 2017 and 2018, and Widely criticized The memo, which has come out of an investigation, has accused the FBI of mistakes in investigating Trump’s campaign with Russia.
Patel joined the Trump administration when Democrats withdrew the House in 2018, from the National Security Council to serve as senior director of Trump for counter -terrorism, from Trump’s national intelligence directors. To the senior adviser, and then eventually promoted the position of Chief of Staff and made the acting defense. Secretary Christopher Miller during the last months in Trump’s office.
Washington Post Reported Patel was the de facto head of the office of the National Intelligence and the Director of the Pentagon when he was in these agencies, even if other people were the director – Patel was in the office while gaining this power “happy to Trump. Was focused alone on doing “, the Ocean Ocean ReportsIn which the official made a statement in his desire to take revenge against the so -called deep state of the presidential policy and the so -called deep state of political enemies.
The Post reports that Patel was focusing on helping the intelligence agencies of the Intelligence agencies and the Trump team’s plan to “restrict the power of intelligence agencies”, which of the Trump administration. First, with top officials who were not always willing to support it. At that time the president with more stringent views and believed that Patel had not had enough experience for his role.
According to several, Trump tried to appoint Patel as deputy director of the CIA or FBI in the last months of his presidency. ReportsBut the then CIA director Jenna Haspel and then Attorney General William Bar had threatened to resign, with the Times. Reporting The bar pledged that Patel would help the FBI’s “guidance” on my body.
For what to see.
Patel’s confirmation hearing is expected at 9:30 am on Thursday, although it is not yet clear when the Senate judicial committee can vote on his nomination, or, if the committee approves it, The Senate can vote for the nominee.
Important quote
“Many people say he’s crazy,” Trump allegedly said about Patel, according to an anonymous adviser to which Atlantic cited. “I think she’s a kind of crazy. But sometimes you have to be a little crazy.”
What did the Senators say about Patel’s confirmation?
Democrats have been strongly opposed to Patel’s nomination, Durban said in a statement that Patel is a “wrong choice” and “the experience of leading the FBI is neither mood nor decision.” “Mr Patel’s political complaints have made him the favorite of the MAGA world, but he has not prepared to work day and night to protect him from violent crimes, drug trafficking, terrorism and other threats,” Given the majority of the Republicans’ Senate, Patel can be confirmed without any Democratic support, however, and GOP lawmakers Largely positive About Trump’s nominee. “I’m ready to vote for Kashi Patel,” Sen Lindsay Graham, RSC, Told CBS News on Sunday, while San Thom Tusles, RNC said in December that the FBI’s nominee was the “real deal”. (Both serve in the Senate judicial committee.) “I assume that Mr Patel will be confirmed as the next director of the FBI,” another member of the Senate, R-Texas, Sen John Carrinin Tell. CNN In December, he said he was “definitely inclined to support some unexpected situations.” It remains to be seen how some Senate Republican Seen As the potential swing vote will rule Patel, however, especially senses. Mach McConnell, RK, Susan Collins, R-Men, and Lisa Mercoski, R-Alaska.
Chief critics
Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabb said that no part of the FBI’s mission with Kashi Patel is protected in any leadership position in the FBI and certainly not even in the post of Deputy Director. Is Told In November, CNN said the “authority of authority” was “huge” in this work. McCabe added, “If you enter this position, nothing but desire to disrupt and destroy the organization, can cause a lot of harm like Kashi Patel,” Mac Cab added –
Why did Cash Patel create a dispute in Trump’s first round?
In addition to his highly loyalty with Trump and a desire to clean up a home in intelligence agencies, shops, including The Atlantic, Times and Post, have pointed out several specific controversial moments during the first period of Trump, making it clear Why the officials had problems with Patel. Former NSC official Fiona Hill Testified During the first trial of Trump’s case, a staff told Patel, while he was in the NSC, privately providing Trump to Ukraine about Ukraine, and then the president declared him the council’s “Ukraine Director”. Give Hill said “everyone was alert,” because Ukraine was not part of Patel’s aid and was not included in the list of content about it. Officials also raised issues with an example, in which Patel claimed that the then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told them that the United States was allowed airspace from Nigeria because it had to recover an American hostage. The rescue mission was carried out. This was not really correct, and the ship had to go around around, while the officers were consuming Nigerian authorities to inform them of their plan, Pompeo said he never spoke to Patel. Patel denied both of these incidents to the Atlantic. According to an anonymous senior defense official, The Post also reported that Patel forced authorities to disclose information that would hurt national security and the military.
What did Kashi Patel do after leaving Trump’s office?
Patel has. Left Since leaving the White House, Trump has been launching an organization called The Cash Network, which funds legal and educational efforts for people according to Trump, including “Vital Bloz” and ” The US refuses to coverage mainstream media coverage “to defame US citizens and” educate the public in areas. ” Former adviser has also been a clear Trump lawyer in the media, who is often seen in right -wing podcasts and programs, and launched a line of commercial goods, highlighting Trump and the January 6 rioters. He has also written a children’s book called “The Plot Against the King” in which he has been painted as a defending “King Donald” Wazir and helped to make life Nawaz. 6 Corruption anthem “justice for all”. Patel testified to a great jury in the investigation that Trump was charged with stopping the White House documents, Associated Press Reporting He was granted immunity for his testimony, claiming to Brett Bart News that Trump declared a large content while in his position.
What will I wish Patel do during Trump’s second term?
Patel has vowed to retaliate against Trump’s enemies during the second round in the White House, Tell Steve Bannon said on his “warroom” podcast that he wanted to go behind the enemies understood “not only in government but in the media.” Referring to the 2020 elections, Patel said, “We are about to follow in the media who lied about American citizens who helped Biden rigging the presidential election.” “We are about to follow you, whether it is criminal or peace. We are reporting to you all. In Patel’s book” Government Gangsters “, the” comprehensive house cleaning “and in the FBI” The positions “have also been demanded to be fired, as cited. A BC News. He argued in his book that the FBI should be tried against anyone who “misused his powers for political purposes in some way,” the ABC report wrote that ” The FBI has been so well compromised that it will be a threat to the people unless strict action is taken. ” Other steps that can try to impose Patel Trump in the second term include snatching security clearance from anyone involved in the FBI’s Russian investigation, closing the FBI’s Central Washington, DC, headquarters. And most of the personnel include sending, and releasing and releasing. According to the ABC, documents from the FBI’s Russian investigation.
Key background
Trump nominated Patel as his FBI nominee in November, before FBI’s current director Christopher Ray announced in December that he intends to resign. Trump was widely expected to replace Wray, who was initially employed by Trump in 2017, but with Wray’s remaining more than two years in his decade -long period The decision to leave allowed Trump a chance to avoid political shock from dismissing the FBI chief. Patel’s nomination as FBI Director has been made when Trump is focusing on making staff with loyalty for his second term, which will implement his agenda and more highly suggestions, because the incoming president In the first period of their first period, they want to avoid issues with the denial of high personalities such as Hespel and Bar. To recognize your demands. Patel is one of the several controversial nominees that Trump has nominated for top roles in his administration, such as Fox News host Pete Hegast, Secretary Defense, Robert F. Kennedy Junior Secretary Health and former Representative Tulsi Gabard. Selecting the director of National Intelligence.
Read more
Trump’s Cabinet: His choice for key characters is (Forbes)
How can Trump’s ally Kashi Patel help the FBI or the Department of Justice. (A BC News)
The man who will do anything for Trump. (Ocean Ocean)
Kash Patel: The magic of a self -made ‘wizard’ in the world of Trump (New York Times)
