US President Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of conservative activist Ed Martin Jr to serve as US Attorney for Washington, DC, after facing bipartisan criticism over Martin’s lack of prosecutorial experience, inflammatory political stances, and vocal support for January 6 rioters. Instead, Trump announced Martin will take on new roles within the Justice Department…
President Donald Trump’s pick, Indian-origin Kash Patel, has been confirmed as the new Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, marking a significant shift in leadership at the nation’s top law enforcement agency. Patel, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, was confirmed by the US Senate in a 51-49 vote, with two moderate Republicans,…
WASHINGTON: The FBI agents who searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate found boxes of classified documents in his office and storage room and retrieved sensitive government secrets about nuclear systems and weapons capabilities. One person unmoved by the gravity of the allegations: Kash Patel. Days after Trump’s June 2023 indictment on charges of hoarding the documents,…