Trump Loyalist Pick for FBI Faces Critics Amid DOJ Overhaul (2)

President Donald Trump’s rapid-fire moves to reshape American law enforcement have come through a flurry of memos and directives demanding that employees across the Justice Department focus on his top priorities like immigration enforcement.

After the week-long blitz of new marching orders, insiders are bracing for a pullback on everything from complex economic fraud crimes to white-collar cases and those involving civil rights or environmental protections.

Trump’s vision for the department got an early political test on Thursday when his pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, faced lawmakers who need to approve him for the post.

Patel, ...