(NewsNation) — Kash Patel, who President-elect Donald Trump has tapped to lead the FBI, is needed more than ever, according to Bill O’Reilly.

“The FBI knew what Joe Biden did and buried it,” O’Reilly said on NewsNation’s “On Balance” while discussing Hunter Biden’s tax evasion and gun charges. He added, “We need Kash Patel in there to blow that place up.”

O’Reilly said pardoning family members is nothing new in America and that if he were Joe Biden, he would have done the same thing and pardoned his son as well.

Patel has vowed to reform and restore trust in the federal agency that he’s described as “thoroughly compromised” while facing criticism from Democrats he is not qualified for the job.

Patel needs to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate in order to secure the role, although some Washington insiders say he will face an uphill battle in landing the job. If confirmed, Patel would replace the FBI’s current director, Christopher Wray, who was appointed by Trump and whose tenure wasn’t expected to end until 2027.