Trump names loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director

Kash Patel speaks at a rally (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas)

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce loyalist to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.”

It is the latest bombshell Mr Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far Senate Republicans will go in confirming his nominees.