Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director

Kash Patel was confirmed as the new 🚔FBI Director by the Senate Thursday in a 51-49 vote.

According to the Western Journal, Democrats attempted to draw out the confirmation process, while it was opposed by Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine.

Patel, the 19th nominee of President Donald Trump, has been confirmed, maintaining an unprecedented rate of Senate confirmations that surpasses the previous three administrations.

During the previous Trump administration, Patel served as the senior director of counterterrorism at the National Security Council and deputy director of national intelligence.

The WJ further reported that Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA.), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressed his support for Patel, and pointed out that while his resume doesn’t fit a typical mold of an 🚔FBI Director, he noted “We aren’t living in normal times,” and added that Patel is the right person for the job.

“Mr. Patel served as a public defender, a counterterrorism prosecutor under President Obama and a House staffer. … He’s fought for transparency and accountability in the government.” Grassley said. “He a threat to the existing system — a system that has retaliated against whistleblowers, engaged in unprecedented lawfare against the President and the American people and obstructed congressional oversight. Mr. Patel will end these abuses. He will restore the