White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that he couldn’t be concerned with what happens after President-elect Trump takes office in January when pressed about the nomination of Kash Patel to serve as head of the FBI. ABC’s Jonathan Karl noted that Patel has talked about retribution, questioning if that rhetoric concerns...
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Sunday said Kash Patel will need to prove to Congress he will reform and restore public trust in the FBI if he is to win confirmation to the role. President-elect Trump on Saturday night said he would nominate Patel, a Trump loyalist who has vowed to go after the media...
Instead of monitoring newcomers for ideas the government might not like, the new Trump administration should continue the current system’s focus on vetting for actual national security threats.