Kash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator
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Key Points:
- FBI agents from the elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the Brown University mass shooting scene in December due to no available FBI plane, as FBI Director Kash Patel was using one jet in Florida and had ordered the other held for a non-responding team.
- Senator Richard Durbin accused Patel of mismanaging FBI resources and aircraft, highlighting that Patel’s personal travel frequently used FBI jets, hindering emergency deployments and potentially harming critical investigations.
- The FBI disputed the whistleblower’s account, stating local FBI agents arrived on scene within two hours and that the director’s travel did not impact the mission since the FBI was assisting a state-led investigation initially.
- Durbin called for investigations by the Government Accountability Office and the Justice Department’s inspector general
