Biden conspiracy theorist put in charge of Pentagon transition

A Trump loyalist who has been involved in Republican attempts to discredit the Russian investigation and spreading conspiracy theories about Joe Biden has been put in charge of the Pentagon’s transition to an upcoming Biden-Harris administration, the US Defense Department confirmed on Tuesday.

Kashyap Pramod Patel, known as Kash Patel, who currently serves as the chief of staff to the acting secretary of defence Christopher Miller, was only installed in the Pentagon a couple of weeks ago after Donald Trump fired defence secretary Mark Esper and his chief of staff Jen Stewart resigned.

Before the announcement, a CNN report quoted top officials who believed Mr Patel is likely to come under scrutiny by many in the Pentagon watching to see how cooperative he may be with the Biden team in providing critical information.