Trump intends to name former aide Kash Patel as FBI director

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : In a post to his Truth Social platform, Trump called Patel "a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and 'America First' fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.
50% : He was also designated by Trump to be a representative to the National Archives and Records Administration and testified before a federal grand jury in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
45% : While deep distrust of the FBI has been the focal point of Trump and his supporters, Wray spent much of his tenure on countering China's espionage campaigns.
39% : ""This is the roadmap to end the Deep State's reign," Trump said on Truth Social about the book in September 2023.
38% : Trump nominated Wray in 2017 for the 10-year term after firing James Comey.
38% : Patel published a 2023 book titled "Government Gangsters," which received praise from Trump and in which Patel writes that the "FBI has become so thoroughly compromised that it will remain a threat to the people unless drastic measures are taken.
35% : A Justice Department Inspector General Report released in the years after his firing revealed Comey "violated Department and FBI policies" when he shared with a friend memos he made about his interactions with Trump.
30% : Trump pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.
30% : Mueller, and by extension the entire Justice Department and FBI, quickly became a target for Trump and Republicans in Congress.
28% : Special counsel Jack Smith, appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland, ultimately charged Trump with dozens of counts, including the illegal retention of national defense information and obstruction, as a result of the investigation.
22% : In his social media post, Trump did not call on Wray to resign.
16% : "For Patel to take the post, current FBI Director Chris Wray would have to voluntarily vacate the position or be fired by Trump if he is to be replaced before his term ends in 2027.
11% : If confirmed by the Senate, Patel would be the third FBI director to work under a Trump administration and would take over the nation's chief federal law enforcement apparatus amid years of intense criticism from Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill.

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