November 30, 2024 🔴 Critical

Trump nominates Kash Patel, 'enemies list' author, as FBI Director

Trump announced he would nominate Kash Patel to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray. Patel, a former congressional staffer and DOD official, has called for purging the FBI of Trump critics and published a book with an 'enemies list' of government officials to target. He has promoted debunked conspiracy theories about the Russia investigation and pledged to shutter FBI headquarters. Current FBI Director Wray was appointed by Trump but fell out of favor after refusing to support election fraud claims.

“Kash will work under our next Attorney General, Pam Bondi, to bring truth, accountability and integrity back to the FBI.” — Official announcement, November 30, 2024

Categories

Offenses:
abuse-of-power authoritarianism threat
Domains:
justice-system governance democracy
Targets:
FBI rule of law career law enforcement
Tags:
#transition#cabinet#retribution#deep-state

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Griftbook analysis research 2024-12-18

Patel's nomination signals Trump's intent to weaponize the FBI against political opponents. His 'enemies list' and calls to 'come after' media figures and government officials echo authoritarian regimes. The nomination caps a month of selecting loyalists willing to use law enforcement for retribution rather than justice.

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