US President-elect Donald Trump aims to make loyalist Kash Patel the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he said on Saturday, in a move that would mean replacing the agency鈥檚 current leader.
Trump announced the former adviser and Pentagon official, who has been critical of the bureau and is known for his controversial views on a so-called government 鈥榙eep state,鈥� as his choice for the post on his Truth Social network.