1. United States
2. Iowa
3. Letter

Two years ago, Kash Patel sat before the United States Senate under oath and said this about his predecessor: “Chris Wray doesn’t need a government-funded G5 jet to go on vacation.” He then declared that under his leadership, FBI resources “will go to that mission set and that mission set alone.” This weekend, Director Patel flew on the FBI’s $60 million Gulfstream jet to Milan, Italy, to watch the Winter Olympics hockey final. Video now circulating publicly shows him in the Team USA locker room, chugging beer while a gold medal was placed around his neck. The estimated cost to American taxpayers for that round trip: $75,000. He did not go to Italy to protect anyone. He went to party. And while he was there, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie — abducted in Arizona three weeks ago — was still missing. Her family is still waiting. The FBI has made no public progress on her case. The Director of the FBI was in a locker room in Milan. This is not a one-time lapse in judgment. It is a documented pattern of abuse. Director Patel has used the FBI’s government aircraft to fly to an NHL game — flight records show the plane landed before puck drop and left right after. He has taken that same jet to a wrestling event where his girlfriend was performing, then flew directly to her city when it was over. He has used it for hunting in Texas and golf in Scotland. His own words — spoken under oath — condemn every single one of those trips. Meanwhile, FBI agents in field offices across this country are doing their jobs with shrinking resources, aging equipment, and a leadership vacuum created by mass firings at the top. They deserve better. The American people deserve better. And Nancy Guthrie’s family deserves a Director who is present and accountable. You have the power to act. I am asking you to use it. Subpoena Director Patel’s complete government travel records — every flight, every destination, every stated justification — since the day he was confirmed. Open a formal Inspector General investigation into whether Patel has violated federal regulations governing personal use of government aircraft and whether required reimbursements were ever made. Hold public hearings. Put Director Patel under oath — the same standard he demanded of others — and make him answer for every trip. This is not about politics. It is about a man who made a solemn promise to the American people, broke it repeatedly, and apparently felt no shame doing so on camera in a foreign country while a missing grandmother’s family waited for answers at home. Hold him accountable. That is your job. Do it. Respectfully, A Concerned Constituent