Patel faces heat for using SWAT to guard girlfriend

He also used an FBI jet to visit country singer Alexis Wilkins

- BY STEPHEN N.R.

FBI Director Kash Patel is under mounting scrutiny after a series of revelations — first reported by The New York Times — that elite FBI SWAT agents and a government jet were repeatedly used for the personal benefit of his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins.

According to The Times, senior FBI officials and field agents have raised alarms over what they describe as unprecedented misuse of tactical teams, the repurposing of government aircraft for personal trips, and a pattern of behaviour that “reflects deeply flawed judgment.”

The most striking incident, NYT reported, occurred at the National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Atlanta, where Wilkins was scheduled to sing the national anthem.