The US Senate has confirmed Kesh Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. About this informs Political.
51 Republican senators voted for his appointment, while 49 lawmakers opposed. Two Republicans joined Democrats in not unanimously supporting the resolution. Cash Patel is a long-time associate of Donald Trump and intends to significantly reform the FBI.
He has previously worked on Capitol Hill and in the first Trump administration, holding various posts after careers as a federal prosecutor in Washington and a public defender in Florida. Cash was expected to lead the FBI during Trump’s first term, but then-Attorney General Bill Barr opposed it, saying Patel lacked the necessary qualifications.
Kesh Patel is an Indian-origin lawyer who previously served in the House of Representatives and the National Security Council. He also held positions in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Defense at the end of the first Trump administration. Patel is known for criticizing American intelligence services and spreading conspiracy theories.
