Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, insisted to deeply skeptical Democrats on Thursday that he did not have an ''enemies list" and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president's adversaries or launch investigations for political purposes.
President Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, Kash Patel, downplayed his past promotion of right-wing conspiracy theories and his pledges to pursue retribution against Trump’s opponents on Thursday at his combative Senate confirmation hearing.
Multiple senior officials in the FBI were reportedly told to resign or be fired, Donald Trump's administration expanded its DOJ purge.
Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire and that they will be demoted or reassigned if they don’t leave, according to one current and three former bureau officials.
The FBI has recorded a sharp spike in complaints that its own agents and employees have engaged in sexual misconduct, ranging from assault to harassment, despite a pledge by the bureau’s leaders to el
President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.
Patel told senators he would commit himself to "due process and transparency" if confirmed as the bureau's director.
A person who has been affiliated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a former aide to a top FBI critic in Congress are now advising the FBI director, current and former officials say.
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, vowed on Thursday to protect FBI employees against "political retribution" even as the Trump administration has begun to fire and sideline Justice Department officials who were involved in investigations into the president.
Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee for FBI Director, faced off with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. "If the best attacks on me are going to be false accusations and grotesque mischaracterizations,
Iowa, on Wednesday described several FBI internal emails that appeared to discuss the early stages of the bureau's investigation into President Donald Trump and his use of fake electors to overturn the 2020 election.