Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel[1][2] (born February 25, 1980) is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor. He served as a National Security Council official, chief of staff to the acting U.S. secretary of defense, and senior advisor to the acting director of national intelligence, all during the first presidency of Donald Trump.

2 days ago · Kash Patel (born February 25, 1980, Garden City, New York, U.S.) is an American lawyer and government official who is Pres. Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as director of the FBI in his second administration. Patel held several posts during Trump’s first term (2017–21).

9 hours ago · Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick for FBI director, faced members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in his confirmation hearing Thursday. Patel, a staunch Trump ally, was the acting deputy ...

9 hours ago · Who: Kash Patel Patel is a former public defender, federal prosecutor and veteran of the first Trump administration. He's also a fierce critic of the Justice Department and the FBI.

16 hours ago · Kash Patel, the nominee for F.B.I. director, is expected to face bruising questions at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday about his relative lack of experience, his promise to persecute ...

9 hours ago · President Donald Trump's nominee to be FBI Director Kash Patel arrives at Sen. Joni Ernst's office for a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on December 9, 2024, in Washington, DC. Anna ...

18 hours ago · Kashyap “Kash” Patel will face the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday as he seeks to lead the nation’s most powerful law enforcement and domestic security agency. In 25 ...

15 hours ago · Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been nominated to replace Trump-appointed Christopher Wray, whose ...

3 days ago · Kash Patel positioned himself as a steadfast Donald Trump loyalist well before the president picked him to run the FBI. An Associated Press review of nearly 100 podcasts that Patel hosted or on which he was interviewed over the last four years reveals how Patel has denigrated the investigations into Trump, sowed doubt in the criminal justice system, criticized the decision-making of the ...

Dec 1, 2024 · Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.