FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.

GOP senators have praised Patel, 44, from Long Island for his experience as a prosecutor and as a national security aide in the first Trump administration. They have also praised his strong desire to get the FBI back to its core law enforcement duties and stop “weaponizing” politics at the agency.