Patel, like Trump, has taken a different view, saying the rioters have been mistreated by the criminal justice system. A former federal public defender and prosecutor, he has called them “political prisoners” and offered on at least one occasion to represent them for free.

Patel, a Trump loyalist who has railed against the FBI over its investigations into the president and claimed that Jan. 6 rioters were mistreated by the Justice Department, was picked in November to replace Christopher Wray.

Kash Patel has hawked a sketchy supplement to undo the effects of the COVID vaccine, promoted the QAnon cult and promised to go after Trump’s critics.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

I do not agree with the commutation of any sentence of any individual who committed violence against law enforcement,' Kash Patel says - Anadolu Ajansı

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has for years battled US intelligence agencies over the handling of some of the government’s most sensitive national security secrets.

Kash Patel to face deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau

The Left doesn't like Kash Patel because he helped Donald Trump prove that the FBI and the Hillary Clinton were trying to destroy a political opponent.

Kash Patel claims he's never heard of right-wing conspiracy theorist — and is reminded he's appeared on his show eight times - Senator says Patel ‘promoted outrageous conspiracy theories and worked wi

President Trump’s choice of a staunch loyalist to lead the bureau upends the post-Watergate tradition of picking nonpartisan directors. Mr. Patel’s enemies list and his vow to exact a campaign of retribution loom over the hearing.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to run the FBI, answers questions Thursday in a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.