Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes Kash Patel, who President-elect Donald Trump says he want to install at the top of the FBI, is a "very strong nominee," although current FBI director Christopher Wray needs to resign or be fired for Patel’s nomination to move through.
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