Photos Show Kash Patel at Virginia Event After False Report He's in Russia
The FBI director appeared at a Virginia law enforcement event after pushing back against a report that he traveled to Russia.
MS NOW has retracted a report that FBI Director Kash Patel had traveled to Russia for meetings with Russian security officials after photos emerged showing him at a law enforcement event in Virginia. Representative John McGuire shared images of himself with Patel at a roundtable event in Lynchburg, Virginia, contradicting the false MS NOW report.
The FBI also disputed the claim, sharing images that showed Patel at Liberty University, where he was attending a law enforcement appreciation event. Patel himself accused MS NOW of spreading false information and demanded an apology, stating that the outlet has a history of inaccuracies regarding law enforcement achievements. MS NOW has since issued a correction acknowledging the error.
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