Doesn’t it relieve your mind to know that Kash Patel’s showbiz sweetheart has “protection” against “threats” and you’re paying for it with your taxpayer dollars? And yes, you’re right, if these agents are assigned to Alexis Wilkins, then that means that they’re not avaiilable to deal with real life FBI work. When does the grift end? MS NOW:
Alexis Wilkins, Patel’s girlfriend, has a security detail made up of elite FBI agents usually assigned to a SWAT team in the FBI field office in Nashville, where Wilkins spends time for her work. She and Patel first met in Nashville and while they travel together at times, they do not share a residence. Patel often travels to Washington for work but keeps a legal residence in Las Vegas.
People familiar with FBI security protocols said they were unaware of any instance in which the girlfriends of top FBI officials received government-staffed security details. Former FBI Director Christopher Wray’s wife Helen received a security detail; she lived with Wray in their home in Atlanta.
SWAT team agents on a detail with Wilkins would presumably be unable to respond or delayed in responding to crises that might develop in their territory, such as mass shootings or terror attacks, according to the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters.
An FBI spokesman did not respond to MS NOW requests for comment.
Wilkins, 27, has been dating Patel since 2023 and was by his side when he was sworn in as FBI director in February.
This revelation about the deployment of FBI agents to protect Wilkins comes as Patel faces criticism for his stewardship of bureau resources. Most recently, Patel has come under scrutiny amid reports that he had flown on the FBI’s $60 million government jet last month for what critics called a “date-night” — to see Wilkins perform the national anthem at a wrestling event in Pennsylvania.
You will find it comforting to know that Christopher O’Leary, a former FBI agent, has an opinion on this which will match your own instincts. O’Leary says, “There is no justification for this. This is a clear abuse of position and misuse of government resources.” Common sense and decency, music to my ears. So what will Patel do about it? Probably nothing. If this is addressed at all, it will have to be by House Oversight when the Democrats take over again.
“She is not his spouse, does not live in the same house or even the same city,” O’Leary added. That alone makes you wonder about the depth and validity of the relationship.
“I would also add that this comes at a time when security details were stripped from people who are under threat from IRGC QF,” Leary continued, referring to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Patel clearly thinks that looting the public coffers to impress his main squeeze is an okay thing to do. I’m wondering if this public scrutiny will make him stop or if his girffriend will be shamed into doing the right thing. Or, maybe she enjoys ripping off the government and playing big shot. I would find that easy to believe.
