"Alex Jones meets J. Edgar Hoover": Critics call Patel pick a "middle finger" to intelligence
The diehard supporter of the president-elect has shared grand designs for the bureau, and that's set off alarm bells among pundits, elected officials and intelligence reporters. MSNBC contributor Hayes Brown said the conspiracy-minded Patel and his plans to launch investigations into the 2020 presidential election would lead the FBI down a deeply paranoid path.