Trump FBI pick Kash Patel clears Senate panel, headed for confirmation vote
President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, won the approval of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a vote to confirm a director who has called for a radical reshaping of the nation's top law enforcement agency.
Kash Patel is widely considered one of Trump's most controversial nominees, given his criticism of the FBI's investigation into the Trump-Russia scandal.
President Trump’s nominee also distanced himself from his past partisan comments, and denied that he would carry out a campaign of retribution if he is confirmed.
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