Kash Patel accused by lawmaker of having a ‘personal slush fund’ to pay FBI loyalists and agents on his protective detail (opens original article in a new tab)

A Democratic lawmaker is accusing FBI Director Kash Patel of misusing $1 million in taxpayer funds as a personal slush fund to pay loyal agents, including those on his security detail and advisory team, and is demanding documentation of the payments.

• A Democratic lawmaker accuses FBI Director Kash Patel of using $1 million in taxpayer funds for personal slush fund payments to loyal agents
• Patel is alleged to have given up to $40,000 bonuses to agents on his security detail and advisory team
• Raskin questions the legitimacy of payments and asks for documentation by June 29