Kash Patel

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Trending date
2026-04-22
Title
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Kash Patel
Link
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<p><b>Kashyap Pramod Patel</b> is an American lawyer serving since 2025 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Patel also served as acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from February to April 2025.</p>
Summary
American lawyer serving as FBI director since 2025, previously acting ATF director.
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Created at
2026-04-23T16:17:45.751752+00:00
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