Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel is an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice. Previously, he served as Chief of Staff to the acting U.S. secretary of defense Christopher C. Miller, and senior advisor to the acting director of national intelligence Richard Grenell, both during the first presidency of Donald Trump. In November 2024, President-elect Trump nominated Patel to succeed Christopher A. Wray as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
FBI Director Christopher Wray resigns ahead of President Trump's inauguration, with Trump nominating Kash Patel as his replacement...
Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, a loyal Trump ally and former chief of staff at the Department of Defense, has emerged as the most..