Kash Patel
Director of FBI
Cabinet
Score
68/100 · Moderate
Net worth
$4M (est.)
Tenure
FBI Director 2025-present
About
Kash Patel is a former public defender, federal prosecutor, and National Security Council official who served in Trump's first administration as chief of staff at the Pentagon. He is the author of Government Gangsters, a book naming dozens of federal officials he accused of being part of a 'deep state' conspiracy. Confirmed as FBI Director in 2025, he replaced Christopher Wray. He pledged to restructure the FBI and relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. He has no experience running a large law enforcement agency and has publicly promised to investigate Trump's political enemies.
Donations & financial influence
| Category | Amount | Source |
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| Total raised (career) | N/A (appointed) | |
| Corporate total | N/A | |
| AIPAC / pro-Israel | N/A | |
| Oil & gas / fossil | N/A | |
| Pharma / healthcare | N/A | |
| Defense | N/A | |
| Wall Street / finance | N/A | |
| Big Tech | N/A |
Controversies & conflicts of interest
- Published 'enemies list' naming journalists and government officials as 'deep state'
- Vowed to prosecute political opponents and use FBI against Trump critics
- Fired FBI deputy directors and senior leadership en masse
- Never led a law enforcement agency before becoming FBI Director
- Co-wrote children's book 'The Plot Against the King', a QAnon-adjacent story
- Senate confirmation was narrowest in FBI director history
- Accused by former colleagues of misrepresenting his role in Russiagate investigations