The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday in favor of moving Kash Patel ‘s nomination to the Senate floor for a final vote, bringing President Donald Trump ‘s choice to lead the FBI one step closer to confirmation.

Kash Patel, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, was accused of directing firings of senior FBI officials from outside the agency.

President Donald Trump's pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, won the approval of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, clearing the way for a vote to confirm a director who has called for a radical reshaping of the nation's top law enforcement agency.