Patel has suggested his top two priorities were 'let good cops be cops' and 'transparency is essential'
Senate approves nomination of former Democrat as Mitch McConnell is sole Republican to vote against Trump pick
President also asks for the release of documents on the killing of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King
With temperatures reaching a high of 24 in Washington, D.C., the event is now happening inside and with a reduced audience as Trump's political comeback is made official.
'There's a little bit of a concern that this might be setting the stage for something worse,' a US official told Reuters
Sen. Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state, is widely expected to win Senate confirmation to the post.
The former Fox News commentator remained stoic through most introductions, but he gave a visible reaction when Sen. Jack Reed grilled him.
Out of Trumpian chaos and contradiction, something good might just emerge
Trump initially appointed Wray and plans to replace him with Kash Patel.