Trump's FBI nominee takes office
The FBI records that Trump nominated Patel and that Patel took the oath as the ninth FBI director in February 2025.
Entities and roles
- Kash PatelFBI director
- Donald J. Trumpnetwork root
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpFBI director in Trump's second administrationKash Patel
Claims and evidence
- factdocumented
President Trump nominated Kash Patel to replace Christopher Wray, and Patel was sworn in as the ninth FBI director on February 21, 2025; the FBI director page continued to identify Patel in that office on September 3, 2026.