Kash Patel became the ninth Director of the FBI on February 20, 2025. He began his career in 2005 as a public defender in Florida, trying scores of jury trials in federal and state courts, ranging from murder to narco-trafficking and complex financial crimes.
In 2014, Kash worked with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as a national security prosecutor under the Obama Administration, where he led investigations spanning multiple theaters of conflict and oversaw the successful prosecution of al-Qaida, ISIS, and other terrorist actors. During the first Trump Administration, he oversaw the execution of several of President Trump’s security priorities as the top counterterrorism official at the White House. Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy is his latest book.
His books:
Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy