Trump Picks Loyalist ‘Deep State’ Critic Patel to Head FBI (2)

Donald Trump tapped Kash Patel to be FBI director, nominating a loyalist to lead the chief US law enforcement agency — which the president-elect has long derided as corrupt.

Patel rose to prominence expressing outrage over the agency’s investigation into whether Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. If confirmed, Patel would replace Christopher Wray, who was chosen by Trump in his first term as president.

In an announcement on his Truth Social network, Trump called Patel “a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter” who played a “pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, ...