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FBI, Patel’s Girlfriend Deny Report He Used Agents to Drive Her Friend Home

The pushback follows an MS NOW story that relied on unnamed sources to claim Kash Patel ordered his girlfriend’s security team to ferry a friend home.

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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)
Alexis Wilkins and Kash Patel
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Overview

  • FBI public affairs chief Ben Williamson called the MS NOW account “1,000% false,” saying checks with Patel, Alexis Wilkins, the detail, and others found no corroboration or record.
  • Wilkins publicly mocked the story on X, labeling it “verifiably false” and dismissing the sourcing.
  • MS NOW reported, citing three people with knowledge, that agents assigned to Wilkins were directed on at least two occasions to drive her friend home and that Patel yelled at the detail’s commander.
  • Coverage reiterates broader questions about Patel’s use of FBI resources, including reporting that Wilkins received a dedicated protective detail and that agents from a Nashville-based SWAT team were involved.
  • Separate reporting notes ongoing political scrutiny over Patel’s government jet travel, while President Donald Trump has publicly said Patel is doing a great job.