Kash Patel

Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email, DOJ official confirms break-in

A Justice Department official confirmed to Reuters that Patel's emails were compromised but did not go into detail.

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FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on President Trump's proposed budget request for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, May 8, 2025.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a roundtable on antifa, an anti-fascist movement U.S. President Donald Trump designated a domestic "terrorist organization"

Kash Patel sued by former agents fired after investigation into attempt to overthrow 2020 election

Kash, who said agents who worked on the election case were “corrupt actors” who “weaponized law enforcement,” terminated them without a hearing or investigation, the lawsuit claims.

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KASH PATEL is applauded by his partner Alexis Wilkins after being sworn in as FBI director by US Attorney General Pam Bondi in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) on the White House campus in Washington, DC, US, February 21, 2025.

FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend receives threatening email, Massachusetts man arrested

Alden Welch Ruml, 26, was arrested on Friday and charged by federal prosecutors in Boston with making threats in interstate commerce.

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: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel and Susie Wiles phone records during Trump probe

Patel portrayed the seizing of his phone records by the FBI and efforts to conceal them as an example of overreach by unelected government officials under Biden.

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‘Synagogue of Satan': Beth Israel arson suspect laughed when admitting crime to father

Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn,  and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.

JANUARY 13, 2026ByMICHAEL STARR
Suspected arson at Beth Israel synagogue in Jackson, Mississppi, that destroyed two torah scrolls, January 11, 2026.

'Tip of very large iceberg': Patel says FBI operating to dismantle Minnesota fraud schemes

FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau broke up a $250 million scheme that stole federal food aid for children during COVID, leading to dozens of indictments and convictions.

DECEMBER 28, 2025ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at the Justice Department, December 4, 2025; illustrative.

FBI Director Kash Patel faces intensifying criticism after girlfriend reportedly used FBI jet

In previous months, Patel has come under fire for seemingly allowing his girlfriend, Alexis Wilkins, to use an official FBI airplane to travel to her shows.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
New Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel speaks as his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins (C) looks on during his swearing in ceremon in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on February 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

White House denies Trump weighing ouster of FBI Director Kash Patel

MS NOW reported Trump was ready to replace FBI Director Kash Patel with Andrew Bailey due to mounting frustration. The White House denied the report, calling it "completely made up."

NOVEMBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

FBI probing Democrats who called for US military to refuse illegal Trump orders

US President Donald Trump also has accused the six Democrats of sedition and said in a social media post that the crime is punishable by death.

NOVEMBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 12, 2025

Sixth suspect arrested in ISIS-inspired Michigan terror plot clampdown, FBI reveals

FBI Director Kash Patel announces the arrest of a sixth suspect linked to a foiled ISIS-inspired terror plot targeting Halloween in Michigan, as authorities uncover more connections.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. DC, US, September 17, 2025.

FBI thwarted terror attack in Michigan planned for Halloween weekend, Kash Patel says

Several suspects were arrested for allegedly plotting a terror attack, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X/Twitter.

OCTOBER 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.

FBI cuts ties with Jewish Anti-Defamation League, director Kash Patel announces

Patel's announcement followed criticism of the ADL by right-wing voices, including billionaire Elon Musk, over its inclusion of Kirk's Turning Point USA in a "Glossary of Extremism and Hate."

OCTOBER 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
FBI Director Kash Patel attends the signing of an executive order by US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 25, 2025.