Pretty sure the announcement message said "will serve as", given the recess appointments tactic that means 241 days x 2 if I recall correctly?
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| 2024-12-01 | |
| Sweep the Augean Stables [FoxNews] President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally Kashyap "Kash" Patel, who has been a frequent and harsh critic of the FBI, to serve as the bureau's next director in the new administration. Patel, 44, is an attorney with experience in national security, intelligence and counterterrorism and helped uncover the bureau's surveillance of the Trump campaign and first term. He has been a member of Trump’s transition team, advising the administration on other appointments. Trump announced Patel’s appointment in a Truth Social post on Saturday. "Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and ‘America First’ fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People," Trump's statement read. "He played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution." The current FBI director, Christopher Wray, is currently serving a 10-year appointment which began in 2017. Wray will either need to be fired or resign in order for Patel to take the position. Patel is widely seen as a staunch Trump loyalist who will implement Trump’s desired reforms within the agency. During the first Trump administration, he served as senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council and later as the chief of staff for acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, from 2020-2021. Patel has been a fierce critic of bureaucracy and corruption. In 2023, Patel published a book called "Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy," which delved into "the major players and tactics within the permanent government bureaucracy," according to the book's description. The attorney started his career as a public defender in Florida’s Miami-Dade County after attending the University of Richmond and earning a law degree from Pace University in New York and a certificate in international law from University College London Faculty of Laws. In 2014, Patel became a federal prosecutor at the Department of Justice National Security Division, a role in which he led prosecutions against members of Al-Qaeda, ISIS and other terror groups. Patel has served in several roles in the federal government, including most recently as the chief of staff to the Department of Defense and Deputy Assistant to President Trump during Trump's first term. Prior to his Pentagon stint, Patel served as deputy director of National Intelligence and as deputy assistant to the president on the National Security Council. Before joining the first Trump administration, Patel served as the national security advisor and senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), where he reported to Committee Chair Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. In that role, he helped to oversee the House probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and uncovered unlawful surveillance of the Trump campaign by the FBI and DOJ. The FBI director position requires Senate confirmation. In an X post on Saturday night, Trump ally Mike Davis called Patel "unquestionably qualified."
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 ^^^ Pretty sure the announcement message said "will serve as", given the recess appointments tactic that means 241 days x 2 if I recall correctly? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-12-01 14:24 |
| #10 I can't see the Swamp allowing him to be confirmed. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2024-12-01 12:59 |
| #9 can only possibly be a plan to disrupt, to dismantle, to distract (the agency.) Logically, Andy, I think you should've said, 'distract, disrupt, and then dismantle.' Getcher sequence correct! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2024-12-01 11:23 |
| #8 ^ that would be DC. Patel Pick Is 'Terrible Development' for FBI Employees, Nation |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-12-01 11:16 |
| #7 He will need a dumpster the size of the Rose Bowl. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2024-12-01 09:50 |
| #6 ^Never happened to me. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-12-01 09:02 |
| #5 ^ actually I can't, since they started asking for personal information to watch |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-12-01 08:59 |
| #4 ^You can watch "Yes Minister" on YouTube. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-12-01 08:52 |
| #3 The real test will be can all these executives Trump is installing actually change the direction of the massive inertia of their bureaucracies. I keep getting a picture of the appointees sitting alone in a locked office and being fed bull$#it under the door by their keepers. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-12-01 07:58 |
| #2 Massive retirements and resignations coming very soon..... as planned. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-12-01 07:08 |
| #1 This is gonna be fun! |
| Posted by: Oregon Dave 2024-12-01 01:13 |