On Saturday, November 30, Donald Trump chose one of his greatest followers, Kash Patel, to head the FBI. At 44, this son of Indian migrants, slayer of the “deep state” conspiracy theory, wants to purge the federal police from within. “I am proud to announce that “Kash” Patel will be the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.” It is with these words that President-elect Donald Trump designated Kash Patel as head of the FBI on Saturday, November 30. “Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator and fighter for America First, who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice and protecting the American people,” Donald Trump explained on his Truth Social network.
This announcement by the 47th President of the United States implies that the current director, Christopher A. Wray, appointed in 2017 by the same Donald Trump, be fired or resigns without waiting for the end of his ten-year term.
From lawyer to politician
Born in 1980 in Rhode Island, into a family of relatively well-off Indian immigrants, Kash Patel studied at the University of Richmond, Virginia, before attending Pace University, where he graduated a law degree. Without success for him since he was not hired in the firm he dreamed of.After a whirlwind stint at the Department of Justice, Patel is employed as an advisor to Devin Nunes, a California Republican politician involved in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and future CEO of Truth Social.
If the billionaire tried to appoint him to the CIA during his first mandate, the management's refusal ultimately led his faithful to another position: that of the Secretary of Defense where he held positions on the National Security Council and at the Pentagon.
SLAYER OF THE “deep state”
It is therefore difficult to find more loyal to Trump than this son of Indian migrants. This is evidenced by his book on the “deep state”, a conspiracy theory widespread among the president-elect's supporters according to which government bureaucrats work in the shadows against Donald Trump.
It was his unfailing loyalty, particularly during the assault by Donald Trump's supporters against the Capitol on January 6, 2021, which ended up convincing Donald Trump.
At 44, Kash Patel has never shown the slightest doubt about Trump's claims about his non-involvement in the attack even though he was named as the “inciter in chief” by Democratic prosecutors.
Kash Patel defended many rioters to the point of raising funds for those who had been convicted. He once suggested that January 6, 2021 was “a movement for free speech.”
A staunch critic of the FBI, Patel called during the campaign for the closure of the agency's headquarters in Washington, to transform it as a “museum of the deep state.”
While he wants to fire his leaders and bring the country's law enforcement agencies to heel, Kash Patel vows to root out “government tyranny” and prosecute anyone who “abuses his authority for political purposes.” .
