Kash Patel, a former public defender, federal prosecutor, and veteran of the first Trump administration, is known for his strong criticism of the Justice Department and the FBI. He has been nominated for the position of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, will face probing questions from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday about his credentials and history of making false claims about the agency he's been tapped to lead.

A group of over 50 FBI agents have joined together in a letter in support of Trump's FBI Director nominee Kash Patel to lead the embattled bureau.

On Thursday, Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the FBI, will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on why he believes he should be approved to serve as head of the agency.

Confirming Patel "would endanger the FBI's integrity and compromise its critical mission," the former officials wrote.

Trump ally Kash Patel, the president's pick for FBI director, is likely to be questioned about his fitness to lead Thursday during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is to encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau as he faces a high-stakes hearing that will help determine his path toward confirmation.

His nomination roiled FBI insiders, with reports emerging that the bureau could face mass resignations should he secure the post.

President Trump’s FBI Director nominee Kash Patel on Thursday will face questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee about his suitability to lead the premier law enforcement agency.

FBI nominee Kash Patel will take questions from the Judiciary Committee at 9:30 a.m. WSJ’s Sadie Gurman breaks down Patel’s rise from public defender to one of Trump’s most loyal operatives. Photo Ill

Kash Patel, the nominee for F.B.I. director, is expected to face bruising questions at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday about his relative lack of experience, his promise to persecute his enemies and whether he will preserve the bureau’s independence from President Trump.