It will be an uphill battle to finally end J. Edgar Hoover’s toxic legacy.
Kash Patel, like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, threatens not just to disrupt the status quo but to fundamentally change the agency he now leads and, perhaps, the country. Kashyap Pramod Vinod Patel was confirmed as the FBI director on Thursday, February 10, by a 51-49 vote in the US Senate. President Trump signed the commission shortly afterward, making him the ninth director of the agency. Patel promised to devote himself to remaking the FBI into a highly regarded protector of Americans rather than an establishment goon squad. He commented via a newly formed Twitter account: @FBIDirectorKash:
“The FBI has a storied legacy—from the ‘G-Men’ to safeguarding our nation in the wake of 9/11. The American people deserve an FBI that is…
