Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director in Narrowest Senate Vote in History
‘Mr. Patel’s recent political profile undermines his ability to serve in the apolitical role of Director of the FBI,’ one Republican senator said before the vote.
Kash Patel will soon be sworn in as director of the FBI after becoming the first director nominee in history to be confirmed on a strictly partisan vote in the Senate, and the first nominee to be confirmed with fewer than 90 votes. Two Republican senators voted against him, though it was not enough to defeat President Trump’s choice to lead the federal government’s premier law enforcement agency.
Mr. Patel — who is a former Pentagon chief of staff and deputy director of national intelligence — rose to prominence in Washington’s conservative circles for his role in trying to debunk claims that Mr. Trump had colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.
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