Patel could be sworn in next week, the official said, putting Patel in charge of two of the Justice Department's largest agencies in an unusual arrangement that raises questions about the future of the bureau that has long drawn the ire of conservatives
Desai earlier served as Deputy Communications Director for the 2024 Republican National Convention and Communications Director for the Republican Party of Iowa
Before his inauguration on Monday, Trump had vowed to end the Ukraine war before even taking office, raising expectations he would leverage aid to force Kyiv to make concessions to Moscow.
Trump's order compels the Justice Department to not only seek the death penalty in appropriate federal cases but also to help preserve capital punishment in States that have struggled to maintain adequate supplies of lethal injection drugs
The Indian national Sai Varshith Kandula was sentenced to eight years for an attempted attack on the White House with a rented truck on May 22, 2023. The Department of Justice says the attack aimed to overthrow the democratically elected American government to replace it with a dictatorship fuelled by Nazi ideology.
Also says upcoming documentary on her life, which is set to be distributed by Amazon Prime Video later this year, was her idea based on the reception to the memoir she released last year
"At President Biden’s invitation, President Biden and President-elect Trump will meet in the Oval Office on Wednesday at 11:00 am. Additional details to follow," Jean-Pierre wrote on X