Wiles "in shock" over FBI phone-record subpoena

"It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records - along with those of now-White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles - using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight."

"In 2023, the FBI recorded a phone call between Wiles and her attorney, according to two FBI officials. Wiles' attorney was aware that the call was being recorded, and consented to it, but Susie Wiles was not."

"It has been known for years that Mr. Patel was closely scrutinized by investigators under the special counsel Jack Smith and was compelled to testify in front of a grand jury. The fact that investigators obtained some of Ms. Wiles's phone records was made public during the inquiry into Mr. Trump's mishandling of classified documents."

Kash Patel disclosed that the FBI obtained his phone records and those of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles without proper oversight during the federal investigation into whether Trump improperly stored classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. The FBI sought toll records—timing and recipients of calls—from 2022 and 2023. In 2023, the FBI recorded a phone call between Wiles and her attorney, with the attorney's knowledge and consent, but without Wiles's awareness. Following these revelations, approximately 10 FBI employees, including veteran agents, were removed from their positions for their involvement in the Mar-a-Lago investigation. Patel characterized the subpoenas as outrageous and deeply alarming, claiming they used flimsy pretexts and buried the process in prohibited case files to evade oversight.

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