Kash Patel "defending himself" is like the kid who stole the cookies, with cookies all over his face, "I DIDN'T DO IT"

[Miles Archer]

FBI Director Kash Patel was grilled by Fox News' Laura Ingraham on Tuesday about his alleged personal use of a government plane — and he proceeded to defend himself without denying the allegations.

"Democrats are also, Mr. Director, supposedly going to investigate your use of the FBI jet," said Ingraham. "Because they're claiming you commandeered it for personal joy rides, going to a wrestling event, I guess, for your girlfriend. Is that true, and if so — if the Biden team did something like that, if it was true, I'd probably be hitting them tonight on television, but I thought I'd give you a chance to respond to that drive-by?"

"It's simple," said Patel. "The FBI director — all FBI directors are required users of the FBI plane. They don't let me fly commercially. But my predecessors wasted millions of dollars because they were too lazy to drive an extra 20 minutes and go to Andrews Air Force Base; they used Reagan National as their personal hub, costing the taxpayer $4 million. I shut that policy off and mandated the use of government airfields. I've also used the airplane less than my prior two predecessors."

"And yes, I'm entitled to a personal life just like my other agency head counterparts with their partners," Patel continued. "So do I support my girlfriend? Absolutely. And I do take trips with her? Absolutely. But when they're talking about raid jackets and velcro and FBI plane use, they are not talking about the facts, because they know this FBI is succeeding in ways prior leadership failed."

https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2674364503/

[Shellback Squid]

1. he's in way over his head, not just the job but having a girlfriend and she has a faustian bargain that bodes ill

[Sogo]

2. They didn't succeed in stopping the murder of a NG soldier

by a "terrorist" who flew all the way across the country to do the murder. Was the guy even on your radar, Kash? How lame is that, Kash?

[AZJonnie]

3. Pretty sure he's telling the truth, IIRC after 9/11 FBI directors always fly on government aircraft

So I'm not really sure why there's a focus on this, when he does so much other fucked up stuff. If it's the only way he's allowed to fly, then he did nothing wrong (with this travel, specifically)

[Miles Archer]

5. It's probably because he's earned a reputation for not showing up for work

It's a couple of things. Outside of the MAGAt base, he's not particularly well-liked. He's not that bright. I think he's catching heat because he's Kash Patel, and never should have been appointed to that position in the first place.

[2naSalit]

4. klash pastel...

Is going to be fun to watch when falls from the sky.