{"id":2374016,"date":"2024-11-27T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspense-builds-around-trumps-fbi-and-cia-deputy-picks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T15:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T20:52:59","slug":"suspense-builds-around-trumps-fbi-and-cia-deputy-picks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suspense-builds-around-trumps-fbi-and-cia-deputy-picks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspense builds around Trump&#8217;s FBI and CIA deputy picks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuspense-builds-around-trumps-fbi-and-cia-deputy-picks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the ongoing \u200dsuspense surrounding President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominations for key positions in his administration, particularly the FBI\u2064 and CIA. As Trump \u2064nears the completion of\u2063 his Cabinet nominations for a\u200d second term, he has yet to appoint a replacement for current \u200bFBI\u2062 Director Christopher\u2063 Wray. <\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s significant \u200canticipation for \u2064Trump&#8217;s choice for the CIA&#8217;s deputy director, who will be second to John Ratcliffe, Trump&#8217;s nominee for CIA director. Former Michigan Representative Mike Rogers\u2062 was considered a candidate for the FBI director position but faced opposition from Trump&#8217;s close allies, \u200dleading to his withdrawal from consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Kash Patel, a\u2062 former adviser in \u2064Trump&#8217;s\u2064 first administration and a strong candidate for the FBI role, could face backlash if \u2064selected,\u2063 reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-expresses-doubt-doj-would-cite-hunter-biden-for-contempt-of-congress\/\" title=\"Byron York doubts DOJ will charge Hunter Biden with contempt of Congress\">political controversies surrounding<\/a> other appointments. Some, including establishment figures, express concern\u200d over Patel&#8217;s potential \u200cleadership role in the FBI. However, notable MAGA supporters advocate for his selection, \u200dbelieving he \u200bcould effectively enact reforms\u200c in\u2062 law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Patel is also in\u2064 the running for the CIA&#8217;s deputy\u200b director role,\u200b which would allow him to have significant influence without requiring Senate \u200dapproval. He faces competition from Cliff \u200bSims, a former Trump advisor. The \u2063decisions about\u200d these appointments are seen as critical moves signaling Trump&#8217;s commitment to \u200dreforming the nation\u2019s law \u2063enforcement and intelligence sectors in the wake \u2063of his legal \u2064challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Suspense builds for FBI and CIA deputy picks as Trump fills out his Cabinet<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1895419\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>After a recent flurry of administration appointments, President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is nearly done with choosing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cabinet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cabinet<\/a> nominees for a second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> term. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, Trump still has yet to name a person for the FBI director who will replace current Director Christopher Wray next year.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipation is also building around Trump&rsquo;s nominee for deputy director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Central Intelligence Agency<\/a>, who will be second in line behind former Rep.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-ratcliffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">John Ratcliffe<\/a>&nbsp;(R-TX), Trump&rsquo;s CIA director nominee.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220757\/what-happens-donald-trump-president-elect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT TRUMP IS PRESIDENT-ELECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers had been in the running for FBI director, but pushback from MAGA allies eventually led Trump&rsquo;s incoming deputy chief of staff, Dan Scavino, to denounce Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just spoke to President Trump regarding Mike Rogers going to the FBI. It&rsquo;s not happening &mdash; In his own words, &ldquo;I have never even given it a thought.&rdquo; Not happening,&rdquo; Scavino <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DanScavino\/status\/1859969930105606487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>, shooting down the speculation. <\/p>\n<p>Firebrand Kash Patel is another FBI contender, but if Trump were to tap him, it could engender backlash comparable to former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz&rsquo;s failed bid as the next attorney general.<\/p>\n<p>Patel served in Trump&rsquo;s first administration as an adviser on the National Security Council&nbsp;and authored <em>Government Gangsters<\/em>, which calls for a revamping of the Department of Justice<\/p>\n<p>Establishment figures such as former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe pushed back against a Patel-led FBI.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No part of the FBI&rsquo;s mission is safe with Kash Patel in any position of leadership in the FBI and certainly not in the deputy director&rsquo;s job,&rdquo; McCabe told CNN&rsquo;s <em>The Source<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>However, key MAGA supporters such as Turning Point Action&rsquo;s Charlie Kirk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliekirk11\/status\/1860065833432801430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Patel &ldquo;would make a great FBI Director.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>To bypass a contentious Senate confirmation hearing over Patel, Trump could choose him as deputy director of the CIA, a role that does not require Senate approval. It would still give him a powerful perch to wield large influence over the intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>However, Patel also faces competition from Cliff Sims, a key member of Trump&rsquo;s transition team,&nbsp;for the CIA role and has garnered backlash from Trump insiders who think he is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/26\/congress\/kash-patel-cliff-sims-deputy-director-cia-00191715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">planting negative stories<\/a> against Sims.<\/p>\n<p>Sims previously served as deputy director of National Intelligence for Strategy and Communications and was director of White House Message Strategy under Trump. <\/p>\n<p>The move would likely signal to Trump&rsquo;s most fervent allies that he is serious about reforming the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">top law enforcement departments<\/a> after Trump has spent years denouncing his legal problems as &ldquo;lawfare.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>A GOP strategist with close ties to the Trump campaign told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, &ldquo;Yes, Trump is serious either way&rdquo; about tapping Patel for either the FBI or CIA role and revamping how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-signs-off-on-reversing-loitering-law-police-used-to-crack-down-on-human-trafficking-and-prostitution\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom Signs Off On Reversing Loitering Law Police Used To Crack Down On Human Trafficking And Prostitution\">law enforcement works<\/a> in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>A transition source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/11\/25\/fbi-director-kash-patel-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told <em>Axios<\/em><\/a>, &ldquo;Kash has a lot of allies who think placing him in a top role would be well-received by the Trump base and send a clear message that Trump is serious about major reform to the justice and law-enforcement agencies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220465\/what-trump-promised-day-one-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wray still has three years left as FBI director, but given Trump&rsquo;s public commitments to reforming law enforcement, he is likely to be pushed out or retire before 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Trump first chose Gaetz as his attorney general nominee precisely because the firebrand lawmaker would not hesitate to clean house in the Justice Department.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump transition team for comment. However, his campaign has closely guarded its decisions and even changed nominees after their announcements were leaked to the press.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President-Elect Trump is making decisions on who will serve in his second Administration. Those decisions will continue to be announced by him when they are made,&rdquo; said Karoline Leavitt, a Trump spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1895419\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1895419\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anticipation grows for FBI and CIA deputy selections as Trump finalizes his Cabinet<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2374017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kash-Patel-October-2024-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21068,7362,5591,25026,3634],"class_list":["post-2374016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-appointments","tag-cia","tag-fbi","tag-suspense","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kash-Patel-October-2024-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2374016"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374020,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2374016\/revisions\/2374020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2374017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2374016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2374016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2374016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}