‘I see Kash Patel at office every day’: Pushback against claims that FBI chief is spotted more at nightclubs
FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson slammed former FBI official Frank Figliuzzi for claiming that Kash Patel is seen more at night clubs than in the office, and said Figliuzzi has made up everything he said. The comment came at MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, which too issued a clarification about the viral claim and said that it was not verified by MSNBC. Figliuzzi claimed that he got to know that Kash Patel is visible at nightclubs far more than he has been on the seventh floor of the Hoover building. He also claimed that Patel reduced the frequency of briefings — from daily briefings to twice weekly. He claimed that Patel works from Las Vegas home mostly as he is splitting his time between DC and Las Vegas.Williamson, assistant director for public affairs at the FBI, said Figluizii made up both the nightclub and the Las Vegas part because Kash went home for a total of three days since he became the FBI director. “Bogus. Kash has been Director for 70+ days and has been home for a total of three days. I see him here at HQ every day,” Williamson said.
Morning Joe forced to add clarification on Kash Patel-night club claim
Host Jonathan Lemire on Monday referred to the Kash Patel-nightclub claim that was made on Friday’s show and said: “Let’s circle back to a segment from Friday’s show. Frank Figliuzzi was on that morning during this hour, discussing the work of administration officials.”“At the end of that segment, Figliuzzi said that FBI director Kash Patel has reportedly been more visible at nightclubs than at his office at FBI headquarters. This was a misstatement. We have not verified that claim.”The claim went viral as Kash Patel was already on the radar for his usage of FBI jets for personal trips. Senate Democrats have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office to review the FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal travel on government aircraft, CBS reported.
