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FBI Director Kash Patel hits back at ‘beyond pathetic’ reports he used Government jet to see his girlfriend perform in a wrestling tournamentClaiming they were an attempt to discredit his “rock-solid conservative” partner.
last week, It came to light that PatelThe 45-year-old had gone to watch his girlfriend, 26-year-old country music singer Alexis Wilkins, perform at the Real American Freestyle event at Pennsylvania State University.
Patel has reportedly become so angry According to media reports about this incident, he ousted a senior FBI official who had been with the agency for 27 years. Bloomberg Law.
FBI director taken away x on sunday To express his disappointment at the attention the story received.
“The disgustingly baseless attacks against Alexis – a true patriot and woman I am proud to call my life partner – are pathetic,” Patel said. “He’s a rock-solid conservative and a country music sensation who has done more for this country than anyone in ten lifetimes. I’m so lucky to have him in my life.”
Patel claimed that the attacks on him and his girlfriend “endanger our safety” and attacked “alleged allies who have remained silent” amid the fallout.
He further added, “I have always said – criticize me all you want. But going after people who have done great work, my personal life or the people around me is completely disrespectful.”
Patel did not provide context for the story that was first reported bulwarkThat he took a government jet to watch his partner’s performance.
His statement also did not address reports that Steven Palmer, the FBI veteran who oversaw aviation, was ousted following Patel’s anger over the intense media coverage.
Accordingly, Palmer was ousted despite Patel’s flight logs being publicly available. bloombergWhich first reported the departure of the experienced federal employee.
Patel’s spokesperson Ben Williamson also gave a lengthy defense of his boss. x in the first week and said the criticism was “disingenuous and foolish”.
Williamson said Patel had “significantly limited” personal travel compared to his predecessors Chris Wray and James Comey, and pointed out that directors are “paid advance reimbursements” while following government rules for personal travel.
Williamson said, “He’s allowed to take personal time to visit family, friends or his longtime girlfriend. He doesn’t do that often.”
Patel hit out at his predecessor Ray in 2023 when he used government jets for personal use and accused him of “murder”. [sic] Tax payer dollars while avoiding accountability for the FBI’s implosion on its watch.
The trouble started for Patel when Wilkins posted a selfie with him from the event last Saturday. It didn’t take long for Internet experts to figure out how the FBI director got there, as the flight logs were publicly available on a flight-tracking site. flight Aware.
According to the logs, the jet appears to have made a roughly 40-minute long flight from Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia to State College Regional Airport on October 25. About two and a half hours later, the jet took off from State College for Nashville, where Wilkins lives. A passenger manifest was not released for the jet.
It’s been another tough week for the embattled FBI director.
FBI and Justice Department officials were reportedly “disappointed” after Patel posted that the Michigan terrorism investigation was thwarted before a criminal complaint was prepared and details became clear, according to MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian. informed,
This weekend, a lawyer for one of the suspects claimed the terrorist plot never existed associated Press Report.
The attorney for one of the five youths arrested by the FBI for plotting to carry out a Halloween terror attack has said his client was merely taking part in a gaming chat.
Amir McLeod, representing a 20-year-old suspect from Dearborn, Michigan, said detroit news He thought there was no conspiracy and hoped no charges would be filed. He told the outlet that the youths may have been viewing questionable material online, but insisted there was no evidence of a terrorist plot in any of their communications.
“I don’t know where this hysteria and this fear-mongering came from,” McCleod said. AP,