Ex-FBI and CIA head urges Senate to reject Trump picks Patel and Gabbard

William Webster writes in letter to senators that the safety of the American people ... depends on it'

William Webster, the only man to head both the FBI and the CIA, has urged the US Senate to reject Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominees as directors of the bureau and national intelligence, arguing that they are unqualified.

Writing to senators, Webster, who is aged 100 and who was appointed by both Democrat and Republican presidents, called on them to weigh the critical importance of nonpartisan leadership and experience" and suggested that Patel and Gabbard possessed neither attribute.