FBI Director Kash Patel is facing scrutiny after House Democrats accused him of approving more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded bonuses for a group of agents connected to his leadership team and security detail. Lawmakers say some payments reached nearly $8,000 every two weeks, with individual totals approaching $40,000.
FBI Director Kash Patel allegedly issued over $1 million in authorized taxpayer-funded special payments to his inner circle of FBI executives and agents on his security detail, according to a letter from Rep. Jamie Raskin.https://t.co/GKdFls8xth
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