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 & meetings with local law enforcement.

[nonilex@masto.ai]

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 & meetings with local law enforcement.

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

#law #Trump #corruption #taxpayers #GovernmentSpending #SelfEnrichment
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-kash-patel-snorkel-hawaii-pearl-harbor-192a81cde7a5879aab747bc0ba4b78b9

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#KashPatel 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 #FBI plane & his global travel that has blended professional responsibilities with #leisure activities.

#law #Trump #corruption #taxpayers #GovernmentSpending #SelfEnrichment

[nonilex@masto.ai]

Importantly, the #FBI did not disclose the snorkeling session or that #KashPatel 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 #DOJ’s independence.
#law