Kash Patel
American political operative
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| 2025 | Sworn in as FBI director, with Alexis Wilkins holding the Bhagavad Gita during his oath of office. |
| 2025 | Became the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). |
| February 24 2025 | Kash Patel was sworn in as the acting chief of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE). |
| February 1 2025 | First portion of Patel's restricted stock in Elite Depot Ltd. (Shein's parent company) was scheduled to vest. |
| January 30 2025 | Patel appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his FBI director confirmation hearing, where he was questioned about his past statements, connections, and potential conflicts of interest. |
| January 28 2025 | Patel received 25,946 restricted shares valued over $800,000 in Trump Media & Technology Group two days before his Senate confirmation hearing. |
| January 21 2025 | Court of Appeals of Virginia decides the case Kashyap Patel v. CNN, ruling that Patel's allegations of CNN's malice were insufficient to withstand demurrer |
| January 2025 | Patel's FBI security clearance file was flagged to indicate the CIA referral, though the DOJ referral did not result in prosecution. |
| January 2025 | The CIA alleged Patel circulated classified information about Russian election interference to unauthorized government officials in an attempt to discredit the FBI investigation, though Patel denied mishandling classified documents. |
| January 2025 | CNN reported Kash Patel had long-standing conflicts with the FBI and CIA, with the CIA requesting the Trump Justice Department to investigate his handling of national security secrets and potential unauthorized circulation of classified information about Russian election interference. |
| December 2024 | The New York Times reported Patel made misleading claims about his role in the 2012 Benghazi attack investigation. |
| November 2024 | Patel's consulting firm Trishul had Qatar as a client, providing national security, defense, and intelligence consulting until November 2024. |
| November 2024 | Paid $25,000 to appear in a six-part film series 'All the President's Men: The Conspiracy Against Trump', produced by Igor Lopatonok and aired on the Tucker Carlson media platform. |
| November 2024 | Nominated by President Trump to succeed Christopher Wray as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
| November 2024 | Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), potentially becoming the first Indian American and youngest director in the agency's history. |
| November 2024 | Tom Nichols publicly characterized Patel as 'a conspiracy theorist even by the standards of MAGA world'. |
| 2023 | Began dating Alexis Wilkins, a country music artist and conservative political commentator. |
| 2023 | Published the book 'Government Gangsters: The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy', which Donald Trump praised as a 'roadmap to end the Deep State's reign'. |
| 2023 | Published the book 'Government Gangsters', a partial memoir criticizing the 'deep state' and listing 60 people he considered part of it. |
| December 2023 | Patel made remarks about potential prosecution of government officials on the Steve Bannon podcast. |
| 2022 | Patel created Fight With Kash, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charity aimed at bringing 'America First patriots' together. |
| 2022 | Published children's book 'The Plot Against the King', which makes false claims about the Steele dossier. |
| 2022 | Patel stated that Truth Social was attempting to incorporate QAnon messaging to capture audiences and suggested the QAnon figurehead 'should get credit for all the things he has accomplished'. |
| November 4 2022 | After being granted limited immunity, Patel testified in the Trump documents investigation. |
| October 2022 | Patel was summoned to testify before a federal grand jury investigating Trump's document retention, but initially declined by invoking his Fifth Amendment right. |
| July 2022 | Patel established the Kash Foundation as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. |
| June 19 2022 | Donald Trump sent a letter to the National Archives naming Patel as a representative for access to his administration's presidential records. |
| April 2022 | Kash Patel became a board member of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of Truth Social media platform. |
| March 15 2022 | The Henrico Circuit Court of Virginia ruled Patel's lawsuit against Politico as a non-suit. |
| March 15 2022 | The Politico lawsuit is ruled a non-suit |
| 2021 | In his final weeks in office, Trump planned to appoint Patel as CIA deputy director, replacing Vaughn Bishop. However, interventions from Vice President Mike Pence and White House counsel Pat Cipollone prevented this appointment. |
| 2021 | Trump proposed Patel as a potential leader for the FBI or CIA, considering him for CIA deputy director or acting director, which would have required firing the existing director Gina Haspel. |
| 2020 | Led a secret diplomatic mission to Damascus to negotiate the release of Majd Kamalmaz and journalist Austin Tice, who were being held by the Syrian government. The negotiations were ultimately unsuccessful. |
| 2020 | After the November 2020 election, Patel blocked some Department of Defense officials from assisting the Biden administration transition team, despite being designated to lead the DoD's coordination efforts. |
| November 2020 | Trump named Patel as chief of staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller, following the firing of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. Patel reportedly argued for deploying military troops to Washington to quell the George Floyd protests. |
| October 2020 | Became Senior Director for Counterterrorism at the National Security Council, further expanding his role in national security policy. |
| October 2020 | Patel claimed Nigeria had approved a U.S. hostage rescue mission, which was later disputed by Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper as being fabricated. Despite the controversy, SEAL Team Six successfully rescued hostage Philip Walton. |
| May 2020 | Appointed as Chief of Staff to Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller, a key national security role in the final months of the Trump administration. |
| April 2020 | Patel's defamation lawsuit against Politico was dismissed due to jurisdictional issues, with no monetary damages awarded. |
| February 2020 | Kash Patel moved to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), becoming a principal deputy to Acting Director Richard Grenell. He was part of Trump's entourage during the state visit to the Republic of India. |
| 2019 | Appointed senior director of the Counterterrorism Directorate at the National Security Council. |
| 2019 | Kash Patel joined the Trump administration, serving in an executive branch position at the National Security Council. |
| December 4 2019 | Patel issued a statement to CBS News denying being a back channel to President Trump on Ukraine matters, claiming his call with Giuliani was 'personal'. |
| December 3 2019 | The House Intelligence Committee's report included phone records detailing Patel's communication with Giuliani, scrutinizing his role in Ukraine policy discussions. |
| November 18 2019 | Patel files a defamation lawsuit against Politico in the Circuit Court for the County of Henrico, Virginia |
| November 8 2019 | Politico concludes publishing articles about Patel that he considers defamatory |
| October 2019 | Politico published a story alleging Patel had 'unique access' to Trump and provided 'out of scope' advice on Ukraine policy, which Patel denied and subsequently sued the publication for defamation. |
| October 23 2019 | Politico begins publishing articles about Patel that he later considers defamatory |
| July 2019 | Appointed as senior director of the Counterterrorism Directorate at the National Security Council, a new position created specifically for Patel. |
| May 10 2019 | Patel had a twenty-five-minute phone call with Rudy Giuliani, which was part of a complex series of phone communications involving Giuliani, Kurt Volker, and Lev Parnas, raising questions about his involvement in Ukraine policy. |
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