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FBI fighting domestic terrorism illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Patel’s idea to break up FBI would create a barrier to fighting terrorism, espionage

By Ronald Kessler

Kash Patel at the FBI illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Kash Patel will uncover weaponization at the FBI

By David Keene - The Washington Times

The FBI seal is pictured in Omaha, Neb., Aug. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Sen. Lindsey Graham says public trust in the FBI is gone

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Sen.-elect Adam Schiff, D-Calif., arrives to meet with fellow Democrats for caucus leadership elections, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Schiff bashes Trump’s FBI director pick as ‘conspiracy theorist’

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to be the director of the FBI, leaves after a meeting in the office of Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Kash Patel’s confirmation prospects get a boost from GOP senators who want FBI ‘de-politicized’

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

FILE - Kash Patel speaks at a rally in Minden, Nev., Oct. 8, 2022. Patel, said Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, that if the former president is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media "criminally or civilly." Patel said on Steve Bannon's podcast that a future administration would "go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media" over the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Patel is highly qualified to lead the FBI

By Kimberly Guilfoyle

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he wants Kash Patel, a fierce Trump loyalist, to run the FBI. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Former Trump Pentagon official backs Kash Patel for decisions during 2020 rescue mission

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is surrounded by reporters as he heads to the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Cornyn says Kash Patel will be confirmed as FBI chief

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

FILE - Kash Patel speaks to reporters in a park across the street from former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Patel knows FBI’s dirty secrets

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A federal agent stands in front of property connected to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, Oct. 19, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Trump taps Patel to restore trust in FBI; Republicans support shake-up, Democrats wary of intentions

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Former Pentagon Chief of Staff Kash Patel speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Rep. Jamie Raskin says Trump picked Kash Patel to have ‘loyalist’ at helm of FBI

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says FBI director needs to not be influenced by politics

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks before President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a meeting of the House GOP conference, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

‘America First patriot’: Kash Patel’s nomination wins support from House Speaker Johnson

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he wants Kash Patel, a fierce Trump loyalist, to run the FBI. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

By Eric Tucker and Alan Suderman - Associated Press

FILE - Kash Patel speaks to reporters in a park across the street from former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, Monday, May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trump picks loyalist Kash Patel to lead FBI

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

Kash Patel, former chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, speaks at a rally in Minden, Nev., Friday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, Pool, File)

Former FBI agents go to bat for Kash Patel to be the bureau’s next director

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Kash Patel, former chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, speaks at a rally in Minden, Nev., Friday, Oct. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, Pool, File)

Kash Patel is pushing conspiracies and his brand. He’s poised to help lead a Trump administration

By Alan Suderman and Juliet Linderman - Associated Press

From left, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., White House Social Media Director Dan Scavino, and National Security Council Senior Director of Counterterrorism Kashyap "Kash" Pramod Patel speak outside the Diplomatic Room as President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, to announce that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed during a U.S. raid in Syria. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

DOJ grants Trump aide Kash Patel immunity in exchange for Mar-a-Lago testimony: Report

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid and Nunes and Patel illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

FBI chooses Mar-a-Lago raid to jolt critic Kash Patel

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo with the White House in the background, President Donald Trump supporters listen as he speaks during a rally in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Jan. 6 rally organizer denies inciting violence in testimony to special committee

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times