He was fired because the American people learned that Director Patel had been using the FBI's $60 million jet at $20,000 a flight to go on dates with his girlfriend. To make matters worse, recent reporting indicates that Patel now has also pulled agents off an FBI SWAT team to provide a security detail for that very same girlfriend. An unprecedented use of some of our nation's most elite units, ordinarily assigned to deal with terrorism, hostage situations, or mass shootings. (00:33–00:43)
CLAIM
Asserts that Director Patel reassigned FBI SWAT agents for personal security purposes.
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