What to Know About Kash Patel, Trump’s Pick to Lead the FBI

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 30 that he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI).
“I am proud to announce that Kashyap ‘Kash’ Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” Trump wrote in a post on social media on Nov. 30. “Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.”
The post is currently held by Chris Wray, who took the post after Trump fired James Comey. For Patel to take over, Wray would have to step down voluntarily or be dismissed by the incoming president….