The FBI secretly subpoenaed phone records belonging to Kash Patel, now the FBI Director, and Susie Wiles, now the White House Chief of Staff, when both were private citizens in 2022 and 2023. These records were then hidden in “Prohibited” files, making them very difficult for officials to find later.
Patel revealed this week that the FBI obtained “toll records,” which show the timing and recipients of phone calls, but not the actual content of conversations. He said these actions took place largely during the Biden administration, around the time Special Counsel Jack Smith was investigating President Trump over the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case and alleged interference with the 2020 election. Smith was appointed to lead that investigation in November 2022.
