The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has an array of surveillance tools at its disposal — but they’ve been weaponized, and Kash Patel will have an opportunity to fix them.

Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency, has an opportunity to reform the bureau and regain the trust of Americans, former agents told the Caller. Trust in the FBI — particularly among Republicans — has plummeted over generations.

From spying on the Trump campaign and relying on a since-debunked dossier to raiding Trump’s Mar-a-Lago and surveilling school board parents, the FBI’s reputation as a “premier law enforcement agency” has suffered.

Former special agent Chris Piehota said outgoing FBI Director Chris Wray bragged about the agency’s reputation directly to him.