‘We will hunt you down’: Kash Patel warns enemies of America after FBI confirmation – The Times of India

US president Donald Trump’s newly appointed FBI chief Kash Patel on Thursday vowed to make the federal company clear, accountable, and dedicated to justice.
In his first response after the confirmation by the US Senate, Patel warned those that attempt to hurt America and reiterated his promise to rebuild belief within the FBI.
“I’m honored to be confirmed because the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Thank you to President Trump and Legal professional Normal Bondi to your unwavering confidence and help. The FBI has a storied legacy—from the “G-Males” to safeguarding our nation within the wake of 9/11. The American folks deserve an FBI that’s clear, accountable, and dedicated to justice. The politicalization of our justice system has eroded public belief—however that ends at the moment,” Patel wrote on X.

“My mission as Director is evident: let good cops be cops—and rebuild belief within the FBI. Working alongside the devoted women and men of the Bureau and our companions, we will rebuild an FBI the American folks will be proud of. And to those that search to hurt People—contemplate this your warning. We will hunt you down in each nook of this planet. Mission First. America At all times. Let’s get to work,” he added.
Patel’s nomination confronted opposition from Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine, nevertheless, he acquired backing from the remaining of the Republican Celebration, together with Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell, who had beforehand opposed different Trump nominees.
The confirmation handed with a slender 51-49 vote, as all Senate Democrats voted towards him.
Patel, a Trump loyalist and vocal critic of the company, would take cost throughout a interval of vital upheaval. Latest developments embrace the Justice Division‘s elimination of senior FBI officers and an uncommon request for figuring out 1000’s of brokers concerned within the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot investigations.
As FBI administrators serve 10-12 months phrases to take care of independence, Patel changed Christopher Wray, who resigned earlier than Trump’s return to workplace. Patel beforehand served as a federal defender and Justice Division counterterrorism prosecutor, gaining Trump’s consideration by his crucial evaluation of the FBI’s Russia investigation while working for the Home Intelligence Committee.