Kash Patel sworn in as FBI Director, takes oath on Bhagavad Gita
Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita.
Indian-American Kash Patel was officially sworn in as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday, taking the oath on the Bhagavad Gita.
After Indian-origin Kash Patel was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Patel expressed his gratitude and vowed to rebuild the agency into one that is "transparent, accountable, and committed to justice."
Dan Scavino, Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff on Thursday said that US President Donald Trump has officially signed the commission to confirm Kash Patel as the ninth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Kash Patel is set to make history Thursday when the Republican-led US Senate votes to confirm him to head the FBI, the country’s premier investigating agency.
The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tulsi Gabbard, a former Congresswoman, as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), who oversees the country’s 18-member intelligence community, including the CIA and the NSA.
Trump posted on Truth Social that he has been summoned to appear in federal court in Miami on Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday's Trump arraignment was another high-voltage drama in United States politics. Trump, who became history by being the first former American president to be indicted, has surrendered himself before going to the court.
The development comes after the sleuths retrieved a passport, with Boxer's photograph on it but issued under a different name.
Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday afternoon, the first former US president to be indicted.
In a statement on Monday, Trump's attorneys said the documents are "presumptively privileged" material because they were generated while he was President, reports dpa news agency.
