FBI investigations hindered by Kash Patel, whistleblower tells top Democrat

Dick Durbin accuses FBI chief of irresponsible joyriding' and says agency's work marred by Patel's poor decisions

A top Senate Democrat alleged on Tuesday that FBI director Kash Patel's personal travel and decision-making have undermined high-profile investigations, citing a whistleblower report.

Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, wrote in a letter to two government watchdogs that Patel has seemingly engaged in what amounts to irresponsible joyriding on DoJ and FBI-operated aircraft at the expense of the American taxpayer and to the detriment of ongoing bureau operations".