Kash Patel says FBI 'kept out' out of Nancy Guthrie investigation for first 4 days
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Key Points:
- FBI Director Kash Patel claimed the FBI was excluded from the Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation for the first four days, despite the critical importance of the initial 48 hours in such cases.
- Patel criticized Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for sending DNA samples to a private Florida lab instead of the FBI's Quantico lab, emphasizing the FBI's readiness to process evidence quickly.
- The Pima County Sheriff's Office responded that there was no delay in FBI coordination, stating that FBI personnel were present at the scene and that evidence processing decisions were made based on operational needs.
- The FBI had requested a hair sample over two months ago, but it was initially sent to a private lab and only recently transferred to the FBI lab for testing, highlighting ongoing coordination issues.
- Patel also credited the FBI with obtaining the first suspect images by working directly with Google to access deleted security camera footage from Nancy Guthrie's home.
