Kash Patel accused of sliding ‘cash to friends’ in bonuses with taxpayer funds (opens original article in a new tab)

Democrat Jamie Raskin accused FBI Director Kash Patel of using taxpayer funds as a 'personal slush fund' for bonus payments to loyal agents, questioning if the payments were a corrupt attempt to reward friends or silence witnesses.

• Democrat Jamie Raskin demanded FBI Director Kash Patel explain $1 million in bonus payments to loyal team members
• Raskin alleged Patel used FBI funds as a 'personal slush fund' with payments up to $40,000 to agents including advisory team and security detail
• Raskin questioned if payments were a 'corrupt attempt to slide cash to friends' or to silence agents witnessing alleged misconduct