Kash Patel, a one-time aide to President Donald Trump, will inch closer to leading the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when he sits for his US Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Patel, a former Department of Defence (DoD) chief of staff,

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's nominee for FBI director, will face probing questions from U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats on Thursday about his credentials and history of making false claims about the agency he's been tapped to lead.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, is to encounter deeply skeptical questioning from Democratic senators about his loyalty to the president and stated desire to overhaul the bureau as he faces a high-stakes hearing that will help determine his path toward confirmation.