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FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a man who he believes is responsible for media reports showing Patel used his FBI jet to fly to see his girlfriend sing at an event, according to reports.
Bloomberg Law reported on Saturday that Patel forced out a 27-year veteran of the bureau.
"The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating hed flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation," according to the outlet. "Steven Palmer, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, became the third head of the critical incident response groupwhich includes FBI pilotsto be fired or removed in Patels short regime, adding to a year filled with retributive terminations.
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"Palmer was told he needed to immediately resign or be fired, which the individuals said was at least partially connected to Patels fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel," it states. "Palmers position included supervising the FBIs aviation units, but Patels flight schedule was readily traceable through online tracking services and he reposted photos of himself with Wilkins at the event on his personal X account. The people familiar with the matter said they were baffled as to why Patel mightve blamed Palmer for the travel details."
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FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a man who he believes is responsible for media reports showing Patel used his FBI jet to fly to see his girlfriend sing at an event, according to reports.
Bloomberg Law reported on Saturday that Patel forced out a 27-year veteran of the bureau.
"The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating hed flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation," according to the outlet. "Steven Palmer, a 27-year veteran of the FBI, became the third head of the critical incident response groupwhich includes FBI pilotsto be fired or removed in Patels short regime, adding to a year filled with retributive terminations.
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"Palmer was told he needed to immediately resign or be fired, which the individuals said was at least partially connected to Patels fury over the negative media cycle on his personal travel," it states. "Palmers position included supervising the FBIs aviation units, but Patels flight schedule was readily traceable through online tracking services and he reposted photos of himself with Wilkins at the event on his personal X account. The people familiar with the matter said they were baffled as to why Patel mightve blamed Palmer for the travel details."
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https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-girlfriend-2674257020/
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FBI insiders stunned over firing related to Kash Patel's girlfriend (Original Post)
tblue37
Nov 2025
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oasis
(53,783 posts)1. Scan the country to find someone willing to put
up with Patels sleazy ass, and an insider exposes the setup.
Dang!
yourout
(8,848 posts)2. If there's any justice in the world Patel will end up in jail someday.
orangecrush
(30,656 posts)3. Why are they surprised?
RockRaven
(19,555 posts)4. "FBI insiders stunned"... Stunned? Why? Are they fucking stupid?
Or just not paying attention?
zorbasd
(526 posts)8. Yeah, I'm with you, why "stunned" by this
fascist social media influencer POS. Com'on experienced FBI personel, do something beyond being stunned.
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NJCher
(43,292 posts)6. Eye know what you mean!

Permanut
(8,456 posts)10. Okay, the next time you do this, issue a warning first..
czarjak
(13,664 posts)9. DEI hire did what?
Blue Owl
(59,318 posts)11. Kashyap Pramod Patel... have you heard of him?