Indian American Kashyap Kash Patel to head FBI : Donald Trump

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US President- elect announced the nomination of Kash Patel as FBI Director on Saturday .( File Photograph)
American Citizen of Indian origin Kashyap ‘ Kash’ Patel will be the next chief of USA’s top investigative force the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  US President-elect Donald Trump , on Saturday,  announced that he has nominated Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel to lead the FBI. Kash Patel will  replace Christopher Wray, the present Director of FBI.

Kash Patel has been an ally and former US defence department chief of staff in the first Trump administration.  An Indian-American  Kash Patel  is widely known as a Donald  Trump loyalist.

Donal Trump In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, “I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.”

Earlier, Kash Patel’s name was doing rounds , in the US  political corridors ,  to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) but Donal Trump chose another  close ally John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA.

Apart from Kash  Patel’s announcement, Trump also said that he has chosen Chad Chronister, the sheriff of Florida’s Hillsborough County, as head of the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Paising about Kashyap  Kash Patel’s work , during his first tenure, President-elect Trump said  that Kash did an incredible job during  his  First Term. During Trump’s first tenure  Kash  served as Chief of Staff at the Department of Defence, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. Trump said ,”Kash has also tried over 60 jury trials.”

Christopher Wray,  the incumbent FBI director , was appointed by Trump in 2017 for a period of 10-year. Donald Trump also announced that Kash Patel would be working under Attorney General Pam Bondi. Kash  Patel’s selection , as FBI Director , could only be confirmed after it is passed by the Republican Senate.