"The Democrats are also, Mr. Director, supposedly going to investigate your use of the FBI jet because they're claiming you commandeered' it for personal joyrides,' going to a wrestling event, I guess, for your girlfriend. Is that true? And, if the Biden team did something like that, if it was true, I'd probably be hitting them tonight on television. But I thought I would give you a chance to respond to that drive-by."
"It's simple, Patel replied. The FBI director all FBI directors are required users of the FBI plane. They don't let me fly commercially. But my predecessors wasted millions of dollars because they were too lazy to drive an extra 20 minutes and go to Andrews Air Force Base. They used D.C. Reagan National as a personal hub, costing the taxpayers $4 million. I shut that policy off and mandated the use of government airfields."
A 115-page report based on anonymous accounts from 24 current and former FBI employees portrays the bureau under Kash Patel as chaotic and severely mismanaged, including allegations that Patel refused to deplane until provided a medium-sized flak jacket. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation into Patel's use of the FBI jet. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin accused Patel of using the $60 million government jet for personal trips, including an overnight date, a Scottish golfing excursion and a trip to a luxury hunting retreat. Patel responded that all FBI directors must use the bureau plane, that predecessors wasted taxpayer money by using commercial hubs, that he mandated government airfields, and that he is entitled to a private life while using the plane less than his two predecessors.
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