Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel [1] [2] was born on February 25, 1980, [3] in Garden City, New York, to Indian Gujarati immigrant parents. [4] [5] His parents first moved to Canada in the early 1970s from Uganda in East Africa, where they were facing ethnic repression.[4] [6] Subsequently, they moved to the United States and his father started working as a financial officer at an …

1 day ago · Topline. President Donald Trump’s FBI director nominee Kash Patel is expected to be approved Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee, putting him one step closer to Senate confirmation, after ...

Jan 31, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 30, 2025 · During the hearing, Patel refused to rule out opening investigations into former Attorney General William Barr, former FBI Director Christopher Wray, or any of the other people on a 60-person ...

Jan 30, 2025 · What to know about Kash Patel's confirmation hearing today: Kash Patel appeared Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing to be FBI director. Patel has been ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is insisting to deeply skeptical Democrats that he does not have an “enemies list” and that the bureau under his leadership would not seek retribution against the president’s adversaries or launch politically motivated investigations.

Dec 1, 2024 · Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.

Dec 2, 2024 · Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI and an ardent supporter of the president-elect, has vowed to help dismantle the same organization he’s poised to lead.

Dec 3, 2024 · As he braces for a bruising and likely protracted Senate confirmation fight, Patel can expect scrutiny not only over his professed fealty to Trump but also for his belief — revealed over the last year in interviews and his own book — …

Dec 1, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump is planning to nominate Kashyap “Kash” Patel as director of the FBI, tapping the longtime loyalist to lead the the law enforcement agency he has often criticized....