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President-elect\u00a0Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> has nominated fierce loyalist Kash Patel<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n \u201cI am proud to announce that Kashyap \u2018Kash\u2019 Patel will serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation,\u201d Trump posted Saturday night on Truth Social. \u201cKash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and \u2018America First\u2019 fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People.\u201d<\/p>\n It remains unclear whether Patel could be confirmed, even by a Republican-led Senate. In any case, find out more about him below, including his academic background.<\/p>\n Patel, born in 1980 to Indian immigrant parents and raised in Garden City, New York, gained prominence in 2018 when he served as an aide to Rep. Devin Nunes<\/strong>, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee. There, he earned Trump\u2019s favor during the Russia investigation, with Trump later praising him for playing a pivotal role in uncovering what he called the \u201cRussia, Russia, Russia Hoax.\u201d Patel\u2019s work as an advocate for truth and accountability led to his appointment in 2019 to the National Security Council. He later became chief of staff to the acting defense secretary in the final year of Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n Patel graduated from the University of Richmond in 2002, before earning a certificate in international law from University College London Faculty of Laws, as noted on his Facebook page. He then went on to complete his law degree at Pace University in 2005.<\/p>\n Patel is a lawyer who was initially admitted to the Florida Bar in 2005, but he is no longer eligible to practice law in the state.\u00a0In 2014, according to\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>, Patel entered and later dropped out of an\u00a0Above the Law<\/a>\u00a0charity bachelor auction benefiting the Switchboard of Miami after a blogger noted that his law license appeared to be outdated in the state.<\/p>\n However, Patel is still registered to practice law in New York, where he was admitted to the New York Bar in 2012.<\/p>\n It\u2019s unclear what Patel\u2019s exact net worth is.<\/p>\n After graduating from law school in 2005, Patel spent eight years working as a public defender in Florida\u2014first with the Miami-Dade County Public Defender\u2019s Office, and later as a federal public defender. In 2014, he joined the U.S. Department of Justice\u2019s National Security Division as a trial attorney, also serving as a legal liaison to the Joint Special Operations Command. Three years later, in 2017, Patel was appointed senior counsel for counterterrorism at the House Intelligence Committee.<\/p>\n Since 2022, Patel has served on the board of Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns Truth Social, and holds a consulting contract reportedly worth at least $120,000 annually.<\/p>\nWho Is Kash Patel?<\/h2>\n
Where Did Patel Go to School?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Is Patel a Lawyer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What Is Patel\u2019s Net Worth?<\/h2>\n
How Does Patel Make His Money?<\/h2>\n