Kash Patel’s ‘romantic detour’: FBI chief accused of using official jet to attend girlfriend’s show

Kash Patel allegedly used the jet to attend his girlfriend's singing performance at a wrestling event in Pennsylvania.(X)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel has come under fire after reports claimed he used a government jet to attend his girlfriend’s singing performance at a wrestling event in Pennsylvania, according to The Independent.

The allegations were first made by former FBI agent Kyle Seraphin, who posted on X that Patel travelled aboard a $60 million FBI jet to watch his girlfriend, country singer Alexis Wilkins, perform at the Real American Freestyle Wrestling event over the weekend. Seraphin also discussed the claims on his podcast, calling it part of a pattern of “misuse of official resources.”

“Dear FBI Employees: I'm sorry the government ISN'T funded, so you won't be getting a paycheck. Luckily, that doesn't stop Real American Freestyle WRESTLING! So I flew the FBI jet to State College, PA, hung out with my chick, and then flew to Nashville, where she lives: Kash,” Seraphin wrote in his X post, sharing a photo of Patel and Wilkins at the event.

Patel, 45, was seen at the event alongside Wilkins, 26, who shared pictures of them together on social media. The wrestling event, co-founded earlier this year by the late Hulk Hogan, featured Wilkins performing a song as part of the program.

According to The Independent, flight records show that a jet registered to the Department of Justice flew from Manassas Regional Airport in Virginia to State College Regional Airport on October 25. Around two and a half hours later, the aircraft departed for Nashville, where Wilkins resides.

While FBI policy requires the director to use official aircraft for security reasons, the director must reimburse the government for personal trips at commercial rates. It is still unclear whether Patel has repaid the cost of this particular journey.

This is not the first time Patel’s travel has come under scrutiny. Lawmakers have previously accused him of overusing government aircraft for non-official purposes. At the time, Patel defended himself, saying that “Congress made it mandatory” for the FBI director to fly exclusively on official planes.