Trump's decision to tap Kash Patel for FBI director sends shockwaves through Washington

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump's announcement Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel as FBI director sent shockwaves through Washington over the weekend, prompting outrage from Democrats and even some former Trump officials, while some loyalists insisted they believed Patel would be confirmed by the Senate. 

Patel, a 44-year-old who served in intelligence and defense roles in Trump's first term, is a controversial figure even within Trump's world, and a former U.S. official described him as "by far the most dangerous pick" Trump has made.

"There is no 'there' to him," the official told CBS News. "He'll literally do anything."