US EditionFBI Director Patel Faces Criticism for Using Government Jet During Shutdown
- On Oct. 25, FBI Director Kash Patel attended the Real American Freestyle wrestling event at the Bryce Jordan Center to watch Alexis Wilkins perform.
- As FBI rules state, Patel is a "required use" traveler who must use government aircraft per Office of Management and Budget and U.S. Government Accountability Office guidance, and he defended this as mandated by Congress after criticizing Christopher Wray's jet use in 2023.
- Flight logs show N708JH landed at State College Regional Airport at 5:40 p.m. on Oct. 25 and departed for Nashville International Airport at 8:03 p.m.
- Questions remain about whether Patel was aboard Oct. 25 flights and how much he reimbursed taxpayers under U.S. government passenger manifests and reimbursement rules.
- Amid a government shutdown lasting more than 28 days, the claim circulated across X, Instagram, Threads and Bluesky, drawing scrutiny as SNAP benefits face expiration on November 1.
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FBI director Patel fires back at critics of flight to State College on government jet
FBI director Kash Patel is firing back at “internet anarchists and the fake news” for questioning his use of a government jet to see his singer girlfriend perform at a wrestling event at Penn State.
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'I’ve been in commentary and op-eds a long time. The Biden admin let terrorists over the border. Some common sense and maybe watching the original video of my news hit (which I did as part of my own job relating to the border) might be helpful before you contribute,' Kash Patel's girlfriend ...
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