President-elect Donald Trump announced that after taking office, he plans to replace the current FBI director Christopher Wray with Kash Patel, a known supporter of conspiracy theories about the "deep state".

Source: Trump on the Truth Social network, CNN

Direct quote: "I am proud to announce that Kashyap "Kash" Patel will be the next director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and fighter for "America First", who has dedicated his career to exposing corruption, defending justice, and protecting the American people".

Details: Patel is a lawyer and former staff member of the House of Representatives and the National Security Council, who worked in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and became a senior official at the Department of Defense in the final days of Trump's first administration. Patel is known for his criticism of the actions of U.S. intelligence agencies.