Kash Patel and Cliff Sims are jostling for the deputy director gig at the CIA

• Lawmakers warn against Trump's Kash Patel pick for FBI director

  Democrats in Congress are decrying President-elect Donald Trump's pick for FBI director. Trump announced he wants Kash Patel to take over the job but current FBI director Christopher Wray is still ...
  
  CBS News - 4h

• Why Trump's FBI director pick Kash Patel is raising alarms

  President-elect Donald Trump's intention to make Kash Patel his FBI director is drawing harsh critiques from some politicians who don't think he is the right person for the job. CBS News' Nancy ...
  
  CBS News - 3h

• Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves

  Democrats and some former Trump officials criticized President-elect Donald Trump's announcement that he wants Kash Patel to be FBI director.
  
  CBS News - 10h

• Trump intends to name former aide Kash Patel as FBI director

  To do so, current FBI Director Chris Wray would have to voluntarily vacate the position or be fired by President-elect Trump.
  
  CBS News - 1d

• What we’re watching: Jostling for No. 2 at CIA

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  As FBI Director, Kash Patel Could Offer January 6 Rioters Retribution Against Their Enemies

  Kash Patel, who has pushed conspiracy theories and helped produce a single featuring the J6 Prison Choir, has proposed investigating the investigators of the failed insurrection.
  
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  5 things to know about Kash Patel

  President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated longtime ally Kash Patel to lead the FBI, tapping a figure who has pledged to reform the bureau. In doing so, Trump signaled his plan to remove FBI ...
  
  The Hill - 6h
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  Kash Patel, Trump’s latest nominee, is just another toady

  It is a given that Patel as FBI director would not act independently of the president.
  
  The Hill - 6h
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  Kash Patel Has Plan to Remake the F.B.I. Into a Tool of Trump

  President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. has called for firing the agency’s top officials, shutting down its Washington headquarters and prosecuting journalists.
  
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  Ex-Illinois deputy charged in Sonya Massey's killing could be released as he awaits trial

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The former Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Sonya Massey could soon be set free, following an appellate court ruling that ...
  
  NBC News - 5h
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  Dinesh D’Souza, ’2000 Mules’ Director, Acknowledges the Film Was Flawed

  The director, Dinesh D’Souza, who is facing a lawsuit over the documentary, admitted that an analysis used to make claims about election fraud that were later debunked had been faulty.
  
  The New York Times - 4h

• Will an upstate New Yorker's pro-Trump sign pave the road to Congress?

  Anthony Constantino wants to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in the House.
  
  Politico - 15h
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  GOP Sen. Mike Rounds expresses support for FBI director a day after Trump picks his replacement

  Sen. Mike Rounds on Sunday expressed support for FBI Director Christopher Wray, just one day after President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Kash Patel to lead the agency.
  
  NBC News - 1d

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