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Trump sparks fears over retribution against media with Patel FBI pick
Headline from The Hill, on the newest of 5 developments
Threats by Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick for FBI director, to use the power of the bureau to scrutinize news outlets critical of the incoming administration are sending a chill through the media.
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Developments in this update
5 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI head, has connections with conspiracy theories
Headline from Delaware Public Media ·
National Police Association backs Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI director
Headline from New York Post ·
Kash Patel’s Biggest Obstacle Could Be His Own Enemies List
Headline from The New Republic ·
Trump’s FBI Pick Was Target in DOJ Investigation Into Leaks
Headline from The New Republic ·
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Trump sparks fears over retribution against media with Patel FBI pick
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, was reportedly informed by the bureau recently that he had been the target of Iranian hackers.
Intelligence community veteran Kash Patel, whom Donald Trump has tapped to replace Christopher Wray as the next FBI director, is going to flip the agency on its head with his plans to declassify documents that have long been kept secret. Glenn Beck, who interviewed Patel last year, lists four co...
Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, was recently informed by the bureau that he had been targeted as part of an Iranian hack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
The FBI recently told Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be the bureau’s next director, that he was the target of an Iranian cyberattack
The National Police Association on Friday gave its "full support" for President-elect Donald Trump's choice of longtime adviser Kash Patel for FBI director as conservatives clamor to back him against liberal critics.
If FBI Director Christopher Wray does not voluntarily vacate his position, Donald Trump will be the only president in U.S. history to have fired and installed two separate FBI directors.
Kash Patel, President-elect Trump's nominee to lead the FBI, understands surveillance abuses and intimidation tactics because he experienced them himself – and he never backed down.
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to head the FBI, has parlayed his time serving in various national security roles in Trump's first administration to building a brand promoting pro-Trump conspiracy theories.
Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee for FBI director, was the chief investigator in the congressional probe into alleged Trump-Russia collusion, uncovering government surveillance abuse.
Threats by Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick for FBI director, to use the power of the bureau to scrutinize news outlets critical of the incoming administration are sending a chill through the media.
