Donald Trump likely to pick Kash Patel as CIA chief

Kashyap Patel, a New York-born attorney with #Indian roots, has held significant roles in counterterrorism, including overseeing the prosecution of terror group affiliates. Following Trump's election victory, he is a leading candidate for CIA director, pending Senate confirmation.

Patel was born in New York to #Gujarati parents who had previously immigrated to the US. He began his career as a public defender trying numerous complex cases — from murder and narco-trafficking to elaborate financial crimes. Patel also worked as a terrorism prosecutor with the Department of Justice and led investigations spanning multiple theaters of conflict.

According to his US Department of Defense profile, Patel oversaw the successful prosecution of criminals aligned with Al-Qa’ida, ISIS and other terror groups. He also served as the DOJ Liaison Officer to Joint Special Operations Command and worked with several key counterterrorism units “to conduct collaborative global targeting operations against high value terrorism targets”.

He had served as the Principal Deputy to the Acting Director of National Intelligence under the previous administration and oversaw the operations of all 17 intelligence community agencies.

Patel served as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council. In that capacity, he oversaw the execution of several of President Donald Trump’s top priorities, including eliminating ISIS and Al-Qa’ida leadership such as al-Baghdadi and Qasem al-Rimi, and the safe repatriation of numerous American hostages.
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