US EditionKash Patel’s Newest Ride Is an Armored BMW Bought at His Request
FBI Director Kash Patel requested armored BMW X5s to reduce visibility during travel, aiming to replace traditional Chevrolet Suburbans and save taxpayer money, officials said.
- Recently, FBI Director Kash Patel had the bureau purchase armored BMW X5s for his official transport, preferring them as less conspicuous than Chevrolet Suburbans.
- Earlier this year Patel requested a new FBI jet but was denied over $90 million–$115 million cost estimates; he also sought communications upgrades on the Gulfstream jet and used it in late October to visit Alexis Wilkins, country singer.
- FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson defended the buys as routine fleet updates and said the BMW choice was 'less expensive' and aimed 'to save taxpayers millions,' but declined to provide supporting documents.
- The procurement intensified scrutiny of Kash Patel, FBI Director, with Stacey Young calling it 'an embarrassment' and some observers questioning his leadership this month.
- Critics flagged that each armored Suburban reportedly costs about $480,000—roughly seven times a new BMW X5 at about $70,000—amid claims the BMWs are 'less expensive,' despite political irony.
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Kash Patel Under Scrutiny For Using Taxpayer-Funded BMW X5, $115 Million Jet
FBI director Kash Patel is once again at the centre of a controversy after reports that the bureau purchased luxury armoured BMW X5 vehicles for his use, replacing the Chevrolet Suburbans traditionally used to transport FBI leadership.
Kash Patel’s newest ride is an armored BMW bought at his request
The FBI reportedly recently purchased a fleet of armoured BMW vehicles at the request of Director Kash Patel, whose use of government-issued transportation has been at the center of ongoing controversy.
Taxpayers buy Kash Patel luxury armored BMW so he can be low key: sources
FBI Director Kash Patel has been riding around in a luxury armored BMW vehicle paid for with taxpayer funds.President Donald Trump's pick to lead the bureau has been asking for the specially armored BMW X5s because he believes they would be less conspicuous than the Chevrolet Suburbans other FBI dir...
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