The President-elect Donald Trump has named Kashyap Patel as the new head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The announcement recognizes Patel’s experience as a fine lawyer and investigator specializing in national security, intelligence, and counterterrorism.
Patel is known for critical views on the FBI as a person who helped unleash several scandals involving the Bureau’s surveillance activities against Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and his first presidential term. He has also probed high-profile cases involving alleged corruption and advocated for some accountability within government institutions.
Having been a member of Trump’s transition team, Patel has wielded considerable influence over some of the key appointments of this administration. It is expected that his stint as head of the FBI would reflect the same sense of transparency and justice.
