The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate is set to confirm Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, on Thursday, which would put a Trump loyalist atop the nation's most prominent law enforcement agency at a time of growing upheaval.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on whether to confirm Kash Patel as FBI director, a decision that could place him atop the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency despite concerns from Democrats over his qualifications and the prospect that he would do President Donald Trump’s bidding.

FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.