Kash Patel
Kashyap Pramod "Kash" Patel (born February 25, 1980) is an American attorney, children's book author, and former government official. He served as a U.S. National Security Council official, senior advisor to the acting Director of National Intelligence, and chief of staff to the acting United States secretary of defense during the Trump presidency. A member of the Republican Party, Patel previously worked as a senior aide to congressman Devin Nunes when he chaired the House Intelligence Committee. He was previously a federal public defender, a federal prosecutor working on national security cases, and a legal liaison to the United States Armed Forces.
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| Born | Kashyap Pramod Patel February 25, 1980 Garden City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Richmond (BA) Pace University (JD) |
Patel has widely been described by news organizations as a "Trump loyalist." As an aide to Congressman Devin Nunes, Patel played a key role in helping Republican attempts to fight the investigations into Donald Trump and Russian interference in the 2016 election.