The FBI has long been accused of becoming mired in politics, long before President-elect Trump nominated Kash Patel to FBI director, sparking concern among Democrats.

In a pointed endorsement, retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jeff Danik has thrown his support behind Kash Patel as the next FBI director, asserting Patel is the right fix for the agency. Patel, a controversial

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kashyap "Kash" Patel, a 44-year-old loyalist with little management experience in federal law enforcement, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Donald Trump’s drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department’s top investigative arm.

Donald Trump announced his intention to cut short the term of FBI Director Christopher Wray and select Kash Patel to lead an agency the president-elect often criticized on the campaign trail. The pick would be another high-profile test for Senate Republicans,

Kash is a brilliant lawyer and 'America First' fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption," Trump said.

The man picked for a top security role in Donald Trump’s administration is a children’s author who believes that the president-elect has been persecuted and undermined by the “deep state”.