Trump pick Kash Patel must prove he'll restore public faith in the FBI, a leading GOP senator says

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : But he called Wray “a very good man” picked by Trump himself, and “I don’t have any complaints about the way that he’s done his job right now.”
43% : Trump “wants to replace his own appointee with an unqualified loyalist,” said Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who is expected to the the ranking Democrat next year on the Judiciary Committee, in a statement.
36% : Patel “played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution,” Trump wrote Saturday night in a social media post.
28% : It also shows how Trump, still fuming over years of federal investigations that shadowed his first administration and later led to his indictment, is moving to place atop the FBI and Justice Department close allies he believes will protect rather than scrutinize him.
23% : It’s a 10-year term, and Trump named Wray in 2017 after firing Comey.
22% : Patel has called for a “comprehensive housecleaning” of government workers who are disloyal to Trump and has referred to journalists as traitors, promising to try to prosecute some reporters.
4% : So Trump’s announcement late Saturday means Wray must either resign or be fired after Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025.

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