Kash Patel, who has been a controversial nomination to the agency because some have argued he lacks experience and others are concerned he could weaponize the FBI against political opponents based on his public comments, floated the idea on Steve Bannon’s podcast.

Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump’s orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect’s skepticism of the FBI and intelligence community

President Elect Donald Trump named Kash Patel to potentially lead the FBI. The nomination would require Trump to fire current Director Christopher Wray, whom he named to the post in his first term.