Since taking office last month Trump has launched an attempt to gut and reshape several federal agencies, most notably the U.S. Agency for International Development, which has been largely dismantled by Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, the leader of Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency.

The CIA is offering most employees a buyout as part of a plan to realign itself with Donald Trump's agenda. Essential spies, analysts won't get one

The four additional agencies whose personnel have received buyout offers are the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Security Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Reconnaissance Office,

Patel is a controversial nominee, having long raged against the so-called Deep State and prioritized his loyalty to Trump.

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday delayed the vote on Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI Director for a week. Opposed to his nomination, Democrats want a second hearing to further question Patel.