Trump has selected Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel can expect scrutiny not only over his professed fealty to Trump but also for his belief that the century-old FBI should be radically overhauled.

President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.

Powerful MAGA voices are hailing him as their No. 1 avenger to hunt down and decapitate the modern-day Hydra known as the “deep state,” a central villain of the conspiracy theory that gained momentum during Trump’s first term in office.