We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media,” Patel said in a 2023 podcast with Steve Bannon, who claimed he was “absolutely dead serious.”

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.

Trump’s announcement means current director Wray can either resign or wait to be fired once Trump takes office in January.