00:00Kash Patel traveled to Italy this week aboard a government aircraft to attend Team USA's
00:04men's Olympic hockey game, according to CBS News. Flight tracking data cited in the report
00:08shows a $60 million government jet departed Thursday morning for Milan. Patel, 45, has
00:13previously faced scrutiny over his use of government aircraft for travel that included
00:17attending Ultimate Fighting Championship events, sporting matches, hunting trips, and visits to
00:22his girlfriend. Before departing, Patel posted messages on X expressing support for the U.S.
00:26team. In one post, he shared a New York Post cover featuring Team USA player Quinn Hughes
00:31and wrote, Snipe City for the red, white, and blue. He also shared a video of the team, adding,
00:36The boys be buzzin'. In response to a post from USA Hockey about the women's Olympic game,
00:40Patel wrote, Let's go ladies, can't wait. Patel has previously spoken publicly about his interest
00:45in hockey. He reportedly participates in an amateur league and has served as a youth hockey coach.
00:49Flight records reviewed earlier this year showed that a Department of Justice-owned Boeing,
00:527-5-7, traveled to John F. Kennedy International Airport in April, arriving shortly before a game
00:58between the New York Islanders and the Washington Capitals, and returned to Washington shortly after
01:02the game ended. The Italy trip comes as authorities in Arizona continue a search for the missing mother
01:07of Savannah Guthrie, now entering its third week. Public updates on the search have been limited.
01:11Earlier this month, Patel spent Valentine's Day in New York City with his girlfriend,
01:15country singer Alexis Wilkins. The couple attended the wedding of Representative Guy Reschenthaler
01:19and Brooks Singman of Fox News in a statement posted on ex-FBI, assistant director for public
01:25affairs. Ben Williamson said the Italy trip had been planned months in advance and included
01:28meetings with officials and law enforcement partners. He stated that the FBI had a role
01:32in Olympic security and that Patel would thank personnel on the ground. Reports last year from
01:36Just the News and MS Now detailed additional trips Patel took to Nashville and Las Vegas,
01:41as well as allegations that FBI agents were assigned to provide security for Wilkins.
01:45The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast.
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