Kash patel as fbi director?

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Garden City native Kash Patel for FBI director, relying on a staunch ally to overhaul America's top law enforcement agency and cleanse the government of suspected "conspirators." It's the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment, as well as a test of Senate Republicans' willingness to accept his choices.

The decision is consistent with Trump's belief that the government's law enforcement and intelligence institutions require drastic reform, as well as his declared desire for vengeance against perceived rivals. It demonstrates how Trump, still enraged by years of government investigations that plagued his previous administration and eventually led to his indictment, is attempting to appoint close loyalists at the FBI and Justice Department who he believes would protect rather than investigate him. Patel was born and raised in Garden City and earned a law degree from Pace University.