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Opinion: Trump's FBI Move Is a 'Constitutional Crisis'

David Frum writes that the president-elect wants the powerful agency to do his bidding

(Newser) - President-elect Trump's choice of Kash Patel to lead the FBI is drawing plenty of criticism on the left and plenty of praise from the MAGA wing. But in the Atlantic , David Frum argues that the real controversy isn't the decision to pick Patel but to fire current FBI...

What to Know About Trump's Pick to Lead the FBI
FBI Nominee
Has Vowed
to Gut
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Dec 2, 2024 7:39 AM CST

FBI Nominee Has Vowed to Gut the Agency

Kash Patel is a polarizing figure

(Newser) - Kash Patel is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the FBI come January, and he may now be the most controversial of the nominees standing. As a New York Times profile notes, few nominated for any federal post "have come with quite so much bravado, bombast or baggage."...

Objections Greet Trump's FBI Pick
Objections
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Trump's
FBI Pick
Dec 1, 2024 5:00 PM CST

Objections Greet Trump's FBI Pick

Both parties point out the agency already has a director

(Newser) - Bipartisan opposition emerged Sunday to President-elect Trump's selection of Kash Patel , a fierce and persistent critic of the FBI who has promised to go after political opponents, to be its director. Democrats and Republicans also expressed concern about removing Christopher Wray from his position to make room for Patel,...

Trump Names Loyalist to Run FBI Once He's Ousted Wray

Kash Patel produced a 'blueprint to remove these Gangsters from all of Government,' president-elect wrote

(Newser) - President-elect Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, signaling his intention to oust Christopher Wray and install a fierce loyalist to upend the nation's premier law enforcement agency. Trump has been bitterly critical of the agency, which he has claimed has "lost the confidence of...

Trump Ally Has Warning for Media Ahead of 2024

Ex-DOJ staffer Kash Patel says Trump will retaliate against media 'criminally or civilly' if he wins

(Newser) - An ally of former President Trump who worked in his Justice Department said Tuesday that if his old boss is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media "criminally or civilly." Kash Patel, who was also chief of staff in the Defense Department and...

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