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Robert Tait in Washington

Kash Patel draws flak for posting FBI case details on social media ‘to make himself look good’

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Kash Patel speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington DC on 23 June 2026 Photograph: Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock

Kash Patel may have flouted legal constraints and the FBI’s disciplinary code in prematurely divulging arrests in an alleged plot to attack this month’s Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House, bureau veterans have alleged.

The FBI director was accused of “jumping the gun” by posting details on social media of five arrests in an investigation carried out in conjunction with the Secret Service.

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