After missteps in the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI director angrily vented to staff about perceived failure to keep him informed

After missteps in the Charlie Kirk assassination, FBI director angrily vented to staff about perceived failure to keep him informed

Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that “the subject” in the killing was in custody. The shooter was not. The two men who had been detained were quickly released, and Utah officials acknowledged that the gunman remained at large. The false assurance was more than a slip. It spotlighted the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding Patel’s leadership of the bureau when its credib…