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Buckle up because the past few days have been a whirlwind for FBI Director Kash Patel, straight out of a spy thriller meets locker room romp. Last Sunday in Milan, during the Winter Olympics, Patel crashed the U.S. mens hockey teams gold medal celebration their first since 1980 beating Canada in overtime. According to the LA Times, videos went viral of the pumped-up director chugging beer, spraying it around, and jumping with players while wearing a gold medal around his neck all in a USA shirt, even holding his phone as Trump called in. He posted on X defending it: yes I love America and was humbled my friends the gold medal winners invited me in. Sports Illustrated reports he called it the greatest country and sport on earth.
But critics pounced. The Independent notes Democrats like Rep. Jason Crow called it grift with taxpayer dollars funding an Italian vacation amid FBI probes into a Mar-a-Lago breach where Secret Service shot an armed intruder, missing Arizona woman Nancy Guthrie, and cartel chaos in Mexico trapping Americans. Former FBI agents like Andrew McCabe told CNN it sent a horrible message, and Asha Rangappa said on PBS it embarrassed the bureau.
Adding fuel, MS NOW dropped a bombshell yesterday February 24: a whistleblower told Sen. Dick Durbin that Patels frequent Gulfstream jet use including Olympics and Nashville trips to see girlfriend Alexis Wilkins delayed responses like the December 2025 Brown University shooting where an evidence team drove through a snowstorm instead of flying. Durbin fired off a letter demanding a DOJ probe. Ironically, Patel once bashed Chris Wray for the same on his podcast. FBI spokesmen insist he reimburses, works 24/7, and the Italy trip mixed security meetings with the Milan ops center and U.S. ambassador.
No major headlines in the last 24 hours, but this jet scrutiny could haunt his bio long-term, echoing Trump-era travel fights. A House Oversight letter from February 17 presses him on the 764 child exploitation network too, briefing due yesterday.
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