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Kash Patel Confirmed by the US Senate as Trump's FBI Director
Hindustan Times Patna
|February 22, 2025
Republicans have defended Trump's pick to lead the FBI, arguing that Patel will bring needed transparency to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
NEW YORK: New FBI director Kash Patel has vowed to "rebuild" trust in the bureau as he becomes the first Indian-American to lead the country's premier law enforcement agency after being confirmed by the US Senate.
The Republican-led Senate narrowly voted to confirm 44-year-old Patel on Thursday. The Senate voted 51 to 49 to confirm Patel. Two Republicans, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted against his confirmation.
The nomination faced intense scrutiny from Democrats on Capitol Hill who have warned that Patel is poised to use the position to seek retribution against Donald Trump's perceived political enemies.
In his confirmation hearings, Patel also denied keeping a list of "deep state" enemies, while playing down controversial past remarks he had made such as referring to law enforcement officials who investigated Trump as "criminal gangsters".
This story is from the February 22, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Patna.
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