<![CDATA[When #KashPatel visited Hawaii last summer, the #FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office &amp; meetings with local law enforcement.]]>When visited Hawaii last summer, the took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office & meetings with local law enforcement.

Left out of FBI’s news releases was an exclusive snorkeling excursion that Patel took….


https://apnews.com/article/fbi-kash-patel-snorkel-hawaii-pearl-harbor-192a81cde7a5879aab747bc0ba4b78b9

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/9a103faa-9593-4ff2-a75b-26ef8c6794fd/when-kashpatel-visited-hawaii-last-summer-the-fbi-took-pains-to-note-the-director-was-not-on-vacation-highlighting-his-walking-tour-of-the-bureau-s-honolulu-field-office-amp-meetings-with-local-law-enforcement.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:05:20 GMTThu, 14 May 2026 19:19:33 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to When #KashPatel visited Hawaii last summer, the #FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office &amp; meetings with local law enforcement. on Thu, 14 May 2026 19:25:32 GMT]]>Importantly, the did not disclose the snorkeling session or that had returned to Hawaii for 2 days after his initial stop on the island.
“It fits a pattern of Director Patel getting tangled up in unseemly distractions—this time at a site commemorating the second deadliest attack in US history—instead of staying laser-focused on keeping Americans safe,” said Stacey Young of Justice Connection, a network of fmr federal prosecutors & agents who advocate for ’s independence.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116574567306150634https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.ai/users/Nonilex/statuses/116574567306150634Thu, 14 May 2026 19:25:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to When #KashPatel visited Hawaii last summer, the #FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office &amp; meetings with local law enforcement. on Thu, 14 May 2026 19:22:19 GMT]]> participated in what govt ofcls described as a “VIP snorkel” around the USS Arizona in an outing coordinated by the military. The sunken battleship entombs >900 sailors & Marines at Pearl Harbor.

The swim, revealed in govt emails obtained by AP, comes to light amid criticism over Patel’s use of the plane & his global travel that has blended professional responsibilities with activities.

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