The latest news and updates on Kash Patel, an American lawyer and former federal prosecutor, he assumed leadership of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in February 2025. His extensive career includes serving as a public defender, a national security prosecutor at the Department of Justice, and a senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. He also held significant roles within the Trump administration, including Deputy Assistant to the President on the National Security Council, Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense. Patel’s expertise spans counterterrorism, intelligence oversight, and national security.