FBI director nominee Kash Patel broke with President Donald Trump over commuting sentences for Jan. 6, 2021 violence against law enforcement.

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

The White House mixed up who is temporarily in charge of the agency as the Trump loyalist heads into a Senate confirmation hearing.

At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department across the street from the FBI headquarters.

Kash Patel has hawked a sketchy supplement to undo the effects of the COVID vaccine, promoted the QAnon cult and promised to go after Trump’s critics.

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 Trump's pick to run the FBI, answered questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

President Trump is continuing to shake things up in his first 100 days and Fox News has learned that he has told high ranking FBI officials to resign or lose their jobs.

Kash Patel to face deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau

The FBI warning follows a Justice Department purge amid internal frustrations over investigations tied to Capitol attack and Trump’s classified documents case.

The ultimatum was unusual for the FBI and suggested that President Donald Trump is purging leadership at an agency he has harshly criticized.