Kash Patel once said he would ‘come after' journalists. It now hangs over his FBI candidacy.

Former Chief of Staff to the United States Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a Turning Point Action 'United for Change' campaign rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)