Overview
- During calls after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, a senior FBI executive said Kash Patel berated the Salt Lake City special agent in charge and was described as “super emotional.”
- Sources said Patel and then–Deputy Director Dan Bongino scripted Twitter posts during the crisis instead of discussing resources or verified information.
- Executives recounted Patel declaring that “controlling the narrative” was the top priority and directing staff to contact him first during emergencies.
- Ahead of a May Five Eyes conference in Britain, staff pressed for entertainment like Premier League games, jet skiing and a helicopter tour, and pushed to include Patel’s girlfriend in a Windsor Castle visit.
- An executive said Patel assured MI5 Director Ken McCallum that a key London post would remain before reversing the decision two weeks later, and that he later sought to share a Windsor Castle group photo despite British warnings not to publish it.