K Patel's Fiery Speech After Taking Oath On Bhagvad Gita As FBI Director

Kash Patel was sworn in as FBI director one day after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm him for the position despite doubts by Democrats about his qualifications. During the confirmation process, Democrats also voiced concerns that Patel will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's adversaries. Attorney General Pam Bondi administered the oath to Patel, a Trump loyalist who has fiercely criticized the agency he will now lead. He will inherit an FBI gripped by turmoil as the Justice Department over the past month has forced out a group of senior bureau officials and made a highly unusual demand for the names of thousands of agents who participated in investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Patel has spoken of his desire to implement major changes at the FBI, including a reduced footprint in Washington and a renewed emphasis on the bureau's traditional crime-fighting duties rather than the intelligence-gathering work that has come to define its mandate over the past two decades as national security threats have proliferated.