Overview
- Multiple outlets report that SWAT-qualified FBI agents were assigned to guard country singer Alexis Wilkins, with several deployments described as directed by Kash Patel.
- Accounts detail an Atlanta NRA convention incident where agents left after securing the venue and Patel later reprimanded the team’s commander for departing before the event ended.
- Further assignments in Nashville and Salt Lake City were described as unusual for SWAT units and at times arranged with little advance notice, raising concerns about diverted resources.
- The FBI says Wilkins has a protective detail due to hundreds of credible death threats, while former agents and legal experts question the appropriateness, response gaps, and liability exposure.
- Patel’s travel remains under review after reports he used an FBI jet for personal trips, including to Scotland and a Pennsylvania event, and his Las Vegas Grand Prix appearance drew renewed criticism despite unclear travel arrangements.