FBI response to Brown mass shooting was delayed because Kash Patel was in Florida with one of the agency’s jets: report
A tipster claims FBI Manager Kash Patel Use of office jet delayed law enforcement’s ability to respond to Brown University mass shooting late last year.
Agents from the FBI’s evidence response team were reportedly delayed in reaching Brown University. Mass shooting in DecemberTwo people were killed and nine injured when Patel’s plane was reported to be in Florida.
A whistleblower told the situation to the Senator Richard DurbinHe is the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee. On Tuesday, he sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office and the Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General, accusing Patel of impeding the agency’s ability to carry out critical investigative missions by misusing its resources. MS NOW.
Patel was reportedly in South Florida on a jet and stopped the second jet for another FBI team that would not typically respond to the scene of a mass shooting, according to sources who spoke to the broadcaster. Sources say Patel was in Florida on the day of the shooting and didn’t fly back until the next day.
In a response to MSNOW, an FBI spokesperson disputed the allegations but said they would review the situation to determine exactly what happened. Another FBI official reportedly told MSNOW that Patel was visiting his elderly parents in Florida.
A tipster alleges FBI Director Kash Patel’s use of an office jet delayed his evidence collection team from reaching the scene of the mass shooting at Brown University in December (Reuters)
In his letter, Durbin claims that Patel’s “mistaken priorities and mismanagement of the FBI’s resources, including its aircraft, also harmed the FBI’s ability to respond to the shooting at Brown University on December 13, 2025.”
According to the tipster, Patel reportedly reserved the second plane for the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team; This confused FBI officials because multiple SWAT teams and FBI field office officials were already on the scene and in a position to intervene in a hostage situation.
The FBI’s evidence response teams are responsible for collecting evidence and gathering information from crime scenes. Although field offices also have evidence collection officers, the Quantico-based evidence team is comprised of the agency’s most skilled and experienced members. This team is usually the team that responds to mass shootings.
Durbin is now calling for an investigation and accusing Patel of “enjoying” the agency’s jets.
“Since his confirmation as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel has engaged in irresponsible entertainment on DOJ and FBI-operated aircraft, seemingly to the detriment of American taxpayers and the detriment of ongoing Bureau operations,” he wrote in his letter to the GAO. he wrote.
Patel faces near-constant criticism for his use of the agency’s jet. He used it to take a golf trip in Scotland, attend a wrestling match in Pennsylvania, see his girlfriend, country singer Ashley Wilkins, perform and, most recently, fly to Milan to watch the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team.
The day Patel was watching a hockey game in Italy, a man showed up at Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and gas cans. He was killed by law enforcement officers at the scene. At the same time, Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation continues and American tourists are stranded in Mexico after the government kills cartel kingpin El Mencho.
Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin calls for a Government Accountability Office and Justice Department Inspector General investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel’s use of bureau resources and accuses him of ‘enjoying’ aboard the agency’s jet (Getty)
New York Governor Kathy Hochul demanded Patel’s resignation, citing the whistleblower report.
“The FBI cannot operate under the cloud of repeated leadership failures. Few roles carry as much responsibility for keeping Americans safe,” he said. wrote to x. “Kash Patel should resign.”
Citing a “reliable source,” Durbin said Patel told FBI field office staff, “If there’s golf, hockey, fishing or hunting, and nice views, you’ll see me a lot.”
“I request that GAO’s ongoing review consider the new information outlined below and that the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) investigate Director Patel’s abuse or mismanagement of government resources,” Durbin wrote in his letter. he wrote.
Patel is required to use an agency jet for travel and is entitled to leave as part of his job at the office.
Independent Requested comment from Patel.
