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Trump II Says He’ll Name Trump I Staffer Kash Patel His Next FBI Director. Note that the current director, Chris Wray, a Trump I nominee, has a 10-year term that ends in 2027.
Trump II Appointee Fires Jan. 6 Prosecutors, Seeks Roster of FBI Agents.
Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Chief, Also Named Acting Head of ATF.
The FBI has suspended an agent, Brian Auten, who had worked on two high-profile investigations: Russian meddling in the 2016 election and the analysis of Hunter Biden's laptop. FBI chief Kash Patel included Auten's name in a list of federal employees contained in a book he wrote ("Government Gangsters").