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Kash Patel was nominated to be FBI director by President Donald Trump during Trump's second term. Previously, he served as chief of staff at the Defense Department, deputy director of National Intelligence, deputy assistant to the president on the National Security Council , and senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
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