Kash Patel, the former Miami AFPD, will be nominated to lead the FBI under President Trump. Here's the CNN article:
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate firebrand loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, an extraordinary move that would put a self-described enemy of the so-called “deep state” as the head of the nation’s top law enforcement agency — a role that would give Patel power to carry out Trump’s threats to go after his political opponents.
Trump’s interest in Patel speaks to his urge to fill top law enforcement and intelligence positions with supporters who may be open to carrying out his demands for specific investigations as well as inoculating the president against possible future probes.
“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,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday evening.
Even among Trump loyalists, Patel is widely viewed as a controversial figure and relentless self-promoter whose value to the president-elect largely derives from a shared disdain for established power in Washington. Putting him in charge of the FBI would require forcing out current director Christopher Wray, who was appointed by Trump, before his term expires – prompting bipartisan criticism.
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton compared Patel to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s leader of secret police, the NKVD, telling CNN: “The Senate should reject this nomination 100-0.”
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan cautioned Sunday that the FBI director should not be subject to the “whims” of politics, but declined to weigh in directly on Patel.
“What makes the FBI director different from most other nominees is they’re not just appointed for one term of a president, they’re appointed for enough time to last past two terms of a president, because they’re supposed to be insulated from politics,” Sullivan told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on “State of the Union.”
Incoming Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley heavily criticized Wray, the current FBI director, saying in a social media post that he “failed” during his tenure. But Grassley added that Kash Patel “must prove to Congress” that he will do better than Wray.The Patel pick almost certainly sets up another potentially explosive confirmation battle in the Senate, where members are already bracing for how they’ll navigate a slew of unorthodox Trump picks. One of those picks, fellow Trump loyalist and Justice Department critic Matt Gaetz, dropped out of the fight to become attorney general as it became clear the former Florida congressman would not have the GOP support necessary for confirmation.
It’s unclear whether Patel could face a similar uphill battle through the confirmation process.
13 comments:
*Nominated* to head. I would not count on his confirmation.
Biden pardons his son. Worst president ever ends with a lie. Trump nominates Kash. Clutch ur pearls and buckle up liberal elites. The times are a changing. And Bout time.
Idiot
His performance while at the FPD was described as “middling”. I’d describe it as barely competent. Makes sense that Trump would put him in charge of an agency he’s trying to destroy.
if the dude had only brought a tie and combed his hair for that hearing in Texas District Court, he would be a ham and egger treading in obscurity
He can pardon a turkey, but has to let his son get prison time because Trumpanistas are assholes? You go, Joe.
The critics should read his book Gangster Government. Well researched and written.
To call him “middling” as an AFPD is a gross overstatement.
What an idiot. “Worst president ever”? Here are some facts for you:
During the first Trump administration, the S&P rose by about 60%
During the Biden administration, the S&P has risen about 62%
The CPI today stands at about 2.6%.
The CPI in February of 2020 (just before COVID madness) was 2.3%
Unemployment rates in the US during the first Trump administration were 4.46, 3.90, 3.67, and 8.08 from 2016-2020.
Unemployment rates in the US during the Biden administration were/are 5.35, 3.65, 3.63, and 4.1 from 2021-2024.
GDP growth annually during the Trump administration: 2.4%, 2.9%, 2.3%, and -2.8%.
GDP growth annually during the Biden administration: 5.9%, 2.1%, 2.5%, and projections for 2024 ranging from around 1.8% (according to Goldman Sachs) to 2.7% (according to Ernst and Young.
For those keeping track at home:
- the stock market did better (slightly) under Biden than Trump,
- the highest unemployment year was a Trump,
- the lowest unemployment year was a Biden year,
- the lowest GDP growth year was a Trump year,
- the highest GDP growth year was a Biden year,
- inflation is back to where is was just before COVID.
These are the facts. If you don't like Biden, fine. I don't think Biden should be president anymore either. But don't say stupid shit. His administration did just fine, and so did the first Trump administration. And if we all just keep cool and don't do anything stupid, we'll all be fine in four years time again.
Sad for the profession to think 10:08 might be a lawyer.
When I was out of the day public defenders office cash was coming up, and I have the opportunity to watch him during trial. He seemed confident on his feet as a young lawyer and her was not afraid to try a case. That’s not so easy … when he became a fed I only met him once but he was charming and clearly a stand out.
Mary Barzee always saw something in the kid !
Dark times are coming
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