Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel [1] [2] was born on February 25, 1980, [4] in Garden City, New York, to Indian Gujarati immigrant parents. [5] [6] His parents first moved to Canada in the early 1970s from Uganda in East Africa, where they were facing ethnic repression.[5] [7] Subsequently, they moved to the United States and his father started working as a financial officer at an …

3 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, holds more than $1 million of stock in a fashion company founded in China. He established a nonprofit that spent big on promotion but little on its mission. And he advised a roster of foreign clients, including a Czech arms maker that top Republicans have criticized for being too tight …

Jan 31, 2025 · Kash Patel is an American lawyer and government official selected by Pres. Donald Trump to serve as director of the FBI in his second administration. Patel held several posts during Trump’s first term and is known for claiming the existence of a “deep state” in the U.S. government.

5 days ago · Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2025.

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 — …

Jan 30, 2025 · Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to serve as the next director of the FBI, sought to erase concerns that he would use the position to investigate political enemies of the president, during his ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security...

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.

Jan 29, 2025 · FBI insider raises concerns about Kash Patel's role in hostage rescue 04:44. Kash Patel, President Trump's nominee to serve as FBI director, is set to appear Thursday on Capitol Hill for a high ...