Donald Trump's drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department's top investigative arm.

Following a slew of unsubstantiated bomb threats targeting Connecticut’s congressional delegation, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says he wants an FBI director that will go after “anybody” who threatens the American political system.