Under pressure Kash Patel claims FBI has ‘evidence’ that 2020 election was stolen from Trump: ‘Stay tuned this week’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsUnder pressure Kash Patel claims FBI has ‘evidence’ that 2020 election was stolen from Trump: ‘Stay tuned this week’Director rumored to be facing dismissal says he has ‘information that backs President Trump’s claim’ that Joe Biden’s victory over him was achieved by widespread fraudJoe Sommerlad Monday 20 April 2026 09:42 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960883","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-2020-election-trump-b2960883.html","title":"Under pressure Kash Patel claims FBI has ‘evidence’ that 2020 election was stolen"}}CloseKash Patel vows to file defamation lawsuit against The AtlanticSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSou...