President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday, November 30, that he wanted to replace the current director of the US federal police, the FBI, with Kash Patel, a loyalist of the president-elect known as a so-called “deep state” assassin. ”.
“Kash is a brilliant jurist, investigator and America First fighter, who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending justice and protecting the American people,” explained Donald Trump on his Truth Social network.
This announcement means that the current head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Christopher Wray, appointed in 2017, will be fired or resign before the end of his ten-year term.
Under his leadership, the FBI investigated the former and future president of the United States.
Former national security advisor
Kash Patel, the son of Indian immigrants and author of a book on the “deep state”, held several senior positions during Donald Trump’s first term (2017-2021), including national security advisor and Pentagon chief of staff.
“Kash has done an incredible job during my first term,” Trump said, adding that Kash Patel would be tasked with “ending America’s growing crime epidemic, dismantling criminal gangs and ending the evil scourge of drug trafficking.” people and drugs across the border.
Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on January 20, has also appointed Chad Chronister, a sheriff based in Florida, to lead the federal anti-drug agency, in particular to “end the passage of fentanyl and other illegal drugs through our country.” “. southern border.”
According to US authorities, fentanyl caused more than 70,000 overdose deaths in 2023.
Source: BFM TV
