Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community.

Patel has criticized surveillance practices, calling for reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and opposing its recent reauthorization. He also suggested reducing the intelligence community’s size and splitting the FBI’s intelligence and law enforcement roles—moves that experts warn could weaken national security operations.

But the Florida Republican was hardly the only Trump selection apparently girding to use political and legal power against perceived MAGA enemies. Trump made a Gaetz-esque pick fo

President Elect Donald Trump named Kash Patel to potentially lead the FBI. The nomination would require Trump to fire current Director Christopher Wray, whom he named to the post in his first term.

Iranian hackers accessed some of Patel's communications, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

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.