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FBI Confirms Protective Detail for Alexis Wilkins as Reports Cite Use of Nashville SWAT Agents

The bureau says credible threats tied to her relationship with Director Kash Patel prompted the move.

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 21: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi swears in the new Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins holds the Bhagavad Gita in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Patel was confirmed by the Senate 51-49, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) the only Republicans voting to oppose him. Patel has been a hard-line critic of the FBI, the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • An FBI spokesperson told NBC News that Wilkins is receiving protection after hundreds of credible death threats connected to her relationship with Patel.
  • MS Now reported that agents normally assigned to the FBI’s Nashville SWAT team are staffing the detail, though the FBI did not specify the team’s composition in its confirmation.
  • People familiar with bureau protocols said they could not recall a prior instance of a top FBI official’s partner receiving a government‑staffed detail without sharing a residence.
  • Former senior agent Christopher O’Leary and other critics called the assignment a misuse of resources and warned it could slow responses to mass shootings or terror attacks.
  • The security decision arrives as Patel faces scrutiny over FBI jet travel linked to Wilkins, and as Wilkins files defamation suits over false claims that she is an intelligence “honeypot.”