This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Hibapress
The American senators confirmed on Thursday by a very tight vote, the former federal prosecutor, Kash Patel, as a new director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
With 51 votes for and 49 against (including two Republicans), Patel is mandated to direct the federal police, which he deemed “too politicized” and far from his main mission to combat organized crime.
“The politicization of our judicial system has eroded public confidence, but it ends today. My mission as director is clear: letting the good police officers act as a police officer and restoring confidence in the FBI, “twitted Patel as soon as it is confirmed.
The administration of President Donald Trump has already started to reallocate a large part of the 38,000 federal agents, analysts and technical experts from the FBI to the fight against illegal immigration, an area in which the office has traditionally played a limited role.
With the Patel confirmation, the main pillars of the American security apparatus under the Trump administration, are almost complete, following the confirmation of the CIA director, John Ratcliffe and that of the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard .
