Suing to find out if FBI Director Kash Patel misused government resources to go party at Olympics
Earlier this year — in a video that went viral worldwide — FBI Director Kash Patel was captured drinking beer with (and spraying beer on) members of the U.S. men’s hockey team after they won gold at the Olympics. Patel, who is known to be a hockey fan, claimed that he was in Italy on official FBI business. Two quick points: 1. Partying with athletes in locker rooms has not historically been considered among the duties of FBI directors (or any other government officials, for that matter). 2. The Trump regime does not exactly have the best reputation when it comes to telling the truth. Back in February, Public Citizen launched an investigation to find out whether Patel misused government resources to go party at the Olympics. Under the Freedom of Information Act, we demanded records related to Patel’s trip, such as his official itinerary, receipts, and any meeting agendas. By law, the federal government is generally supposed to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests within ...