Patel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate Thursday as the ninth-ever FBI director, succeeding Christopher Wray. "I am honored to be confirmed as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of ...

Wray’s resignation paves way for Trump’s new choice to take charge of FBI In a highly unusual move, the director of the FBI is stepping down. Christopher Wray announced he intends to leave his ...

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) on CNN's 'The Lead,' defended the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI Director and criticzed the ...

But Trump fired the FBI director he inherited, James Comey, after Comey had spent over three years on the job and replaced Wray after more than seven years in the position.

President Donald Trump nominated Patel to replace former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who Trump nominated for a 10-year term during his first term as president. Trump and other Republicans ...