Just curious if anyone has read about Kash Patel. Q-3879 said to remember him.
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From Wikipedia on Kash Patel:
During the presidency of Donald Trump, Patel held several staff positions in the White House, including as Principal Deputy to the Acting Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).[7][9] In June 2019, he was appointed senior director of the Counterterrorism Directorate at the United States National Security Council (NSC); according to the Wall Street Journal, he led a “secret” mission to Damascus in early 2020 to negotiate the release of Majd Kamalmaz and journalist Austin Tice, both of whom were being held by the Syrian government.[4][10]
In an October 2019 story, Politico, citing an anonymous source it reported had formerly worked at the White House, wrote that Patel had unusually “unique access” to Donald Trump, had provided “out of scope” advice to him on United States Ukraine policy and that his position on the NSC had been created specifically for him.[11][12] Patel denied the claims and, the following month, sued Politico for defamation, seeking $25 million in damages.[11][b]
In February 2020, Patel was part of Trump’s entourage during the state visit of the United States to the Republic of India and was noted in press reports as one of two Americans of Indian descent to accompany the president.[14][15][c]
Reported move to lead CIA
In January 2021, Axios reported that Trump had considered Patel for appointment as Acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency to replace Gina Haspel.[2][16] According to Axios, Patel was to be appointed Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency immediately before a planned dismissal of Haspel, allowing him to head the agency in an acting capacity.[2][16] In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ezra Cohen-Watnick confirmed parts of the Axios’s report. Patel declined to comment