Former Trump administration aide Kash Patel has been floated as a potential contender to lead the FBI or CIA in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration, as the ally has long railed against the so-called Deep State and vowed to punish Trump’s enemies—and drawn widespread criticism from even top officials in Trump’s first White House.

Trump's former adviser Kash Patel claimed that the judge in the president-elect's hush money case doesn't have the "wherewithal" to undo the conviction.

Last year, as Donald Trump's reelection bid was underway, he declared that a new book by his fiercely loyal adviser Kash Patel would serve as a "blueprint" for his next administration. "This is the roadmap to end the Deep State's reign," Trump said of the ...