Overview
- MS Now reported that country singer Alex Wilkins has a full FBI protection detail staffed by agents previously on the Nashville field office’s SWAT team, a claim the bureau has not confirmed.
- People familiar with FBI security protocols told outlets they cannot recall girlfriends of senior officials receiving government protection when they do not share a residence.
- Anonymous sources warned that pulling SWAT agents onto a private protection detail could slow the team’s response to mass shootings or terror threats in the region.
- Patel defended Wilkins in a social media post, calling attacks on her baseless and criticizing those targeting his personal life.
- The new reporting follows recent scrutiny of Patel’s use of an FBI jet for travel linked to Wilkins, with Forbes noting the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment.