Washington: The US Senate approved Kash Patel as the new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). With this, 44-year-old Patel has become the first Indian American to head the FBI. According to the report, Kash Patel got the approval of the Senate with 51/49 votes.
US President Donald Trump has officially signed the commission to confirm Kash Patel as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The White House posted on X that the confirmation of Kash Patel as FBI Director is an important step in executing President Trump’s agenda to restore integrity and uphold the rule of law. The FBI will serve the American people and refocus on its core mission.
Kash Patel is considered a loyal supporter of Trump and played an important role in his first term as well. According to IANS, Patel has actively advocated for the dismantling of what he describes as the “deep state” within the US government.Let us tell you that Kash Patel was born in New York to a Gujarati immigrant family, who had settled in Queens, New York in 1980 from East Africa. His family is originally from Vadodara. However, his parents lived in Uganda. Patel has a law degree and started his career as a public defender in Florida. Here he represented people in state and federal courts.
Kash Patel alsohad an important role during Trump’s previous term and was involved in the House Republicans’ handling of the FBI’s handling of the Russia investigation . He also played a key role in drafting a controversial GOP memo that alleged bias in the FBI’s investigation of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. This document, referred to by the US media as the “Kash memo”, became a key point of contention in the partisan struggle surrounding the Russia investigation.
