Kashyap 'Kash' Patel Patel is likely to be the deputy director of the CIA in the final weeks of Donald Trump's administration. New York-born Kash Patel has his roots in Gujarat. He is also a lawyer and had served key positions in the earlier Trump administration. Kash Patel has also been involved in controversies, including claiming to have witnessed Trump declassify materials related to the Mar-a-Lago records investigation.