When Donald Trump announced he wanted Kash Patel to be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, one of Patel’s first moves was reaching out to three conservative former special agents who have been critics of the bureau and its sprawling investigation into the Jan.

Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, said President Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, may have perjured himself during his confirmation hearing, but his spokesperson called it "second-hand gossip to push a false narrative". Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.