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Durbin whistleblowers accuse Patel of jet usage, decision-making that hindered FBI responses
Sen. Durbin urges GAO and DOJ IG to probe FBI Director Patel’s personal use of bureau jets causing delays in critical crime scene responses, including Brown University shooting.
- On Tuesday, Sen. Richard Durbin revealed whistleblower disclosures showed FBI Director Kash Patel's jet orders delayed the December 13, 2025 Brown University shooting response and investigations.
- Faced with no available planes at the Richmond, Virginia airport, the FBI shooting reconstruction and evidence response teams drove overnight from Quantico, Virginia, arriving in Providence, Rhode Island by 9:00 a.m. on December 14.
- Durbin said the director's order was not communicated to the Hostage Rescue Team, freezing aircraft availability until the hold was lifted and preventing other FBI teams from using the second plane.
- CBS News reported the Charlie Kirk reconstruction deployment to Utah was delayed by at least a day due to a bureau plane and pilot shortage, though an FBI spokesperson disputed the claims and said it will check into the matter.
- Leaked video and reporting show House Judiciary Committee Democrats opened an investigation in December after reports Patel took flights, raising oversight concerns.
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Whistleblower: Trump admin use of FBI jets for personal travel delayed murder probe
A whistleblower is claiming that FBI Director Kash Patel’s frequent use of one of the agency’s two jets has led to the delay of a high-profile murder probe.Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on Tuesday revealed he had received new whistleblower disclosures related to his investigations into Patel’s use of FBI aircraft for personal travel, and he said they showed Patel’s decisions regarding the use of FBI planes had delayed investigations not only into th…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Report claims Kash Patel jet use delayed FBI response to Brown mass shooting
New York Governor Kathy Hochul called for FBI director’s resignation over the alleged incident
Kash Patel’s Use of FBI Jet Delayed Charlie Kirk Assassination Response: Whistleblower Report
Bill Clark/APWhistleblower documents released by Sen. Dick Durbin on Tuesday allege that agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were delayed in arriving to the scenes of several major, headline-grabbing crime scenes recently due to FBI Director Kash Patel’s prolific use of the bureau’s private jets.Durbin said in a statement the documents were provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee after Patel used the FBI’s aircraft to travel to Mi…
Durbin whistleblowers accuse Patel of jet usage, decision-making that hindered FBI responses
New whistleblower allegations shared with Sen. Dick Durbin (Ill.) prompted the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to accuse FBI Director Kash Patel of “irresponsible joyriding” on the bureau’s jet, which Durbin said had compromised high stakes investigations. The new allegations, sent to supplement an existing review Durbin requested of the Government…
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