A person who has been affiliated with Elon Musk’s SpaceX and a former aide to a top FBI critic in Congress are now advising the FBI director, current and former officials say.

Kash Patel has hawked a sketchy supplement to undo the effects of the COVID vaccine, promoted the QAnon cult and promised to go after Trump’s critics.

The video, set to “Bad to the Bone” by George Thorogood, drew condemnation. “Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director, shared an AI-generated video of himself chainsawing Members of Congress, political opponents, and media outlets. Dangerous and disqualified,” Judiciary Democrats tweeted Saturday.

As Republicans' take on the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection evolved from disapproving to defensive, Kash Patel played a role in reframing their position.

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

An FBI SWAT team smashed the front door of a suburban Atlanta home in 2017 as they attempted to serve a search warrant. They had the wrong home.

Kash Patel, who once said he would disband the FBI if he were made its chief, would appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee today as part of his confirmation process

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, will encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators Thursday 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.

No one can say that the returning president can’t learn from experience. As others have pointed out, in the first go-round, there were times when Trump wanted to perpetrate some action that was unconstitutional or illegal,