Donald Trump’s choice to run the FBI, Kash Patel, is already demonstrating how he’d use the country’s top law enforcement agency to crack down on his critics. Jesse Binall, Patel’s attorney, sent a letter Wednesday to former Trump White House staffer Olivia Troye,

Kash Patel, who has been a controversial nomination to the agency because some have argued he lacks experience and others are concerned he could weaponize the FBI against political opponents based on his public comments, floated the idea on Steve Bannon’s podcast.

Donald Trump ’s controversial FBI director pick Kash Patel has been targeted in an Iranian cyberattack, according to reports. Patel, a Trump loyalist who served on the National Security Council and as chief of staff to former Defense Secretary Chris Miller during his first term, was tapped on Saturday to lead the FBI.