Trump picks loyal ally for FBI top job, raising eyebrows in Washington
Former president Trump wants Kash Patel to lead the FBI‚ picking someone who shares his views about the bureau. The choice links back to disputes over a Russia-probe memo from about 8 years ago
President-elect Donald Trump plans to put Kash Patel in charge of the FBI - a move thats closely tied to their shared views on the bureau
The nomination reflects Patels long-standing support of Trumps ideas about the FBI (which have been mostly negative). Back in the day when investigations about Russian influence in the 2016 election were happening Patel wrote a well-known memo that criticized how the FBI handled its foreign-surveillance work
The memo which focused on the bureaus warrant request for a ex-Trump campaign member became a key-point in debates about the investigation: The FBI took an un-usual step to publicly disagree with the memos findings.
Later on a Justice Department inspector-general report showed that many of the memos points were over-stated and not fully accurate. The whole thing happened around 8 years ago but it seems to be a main reason why Trump picked Patel as his choice to run the agency in his up-coming term
The decision fits into Trumps pattern of choosing people who agree with his views - especially when it comes to law-enforcement leadership positions; this choice shows how he wants someone whos been on his side during past FBI-related issues
