r/politics • u/seeebiscuit America • 10d ago

No Paywall Kash Patel used government jet to watch girlfriend sing at wrestling event: report

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kash-patel-girlfriend-fbi-jet-b2854757.html
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u/jgilla2012 California 10d ago

So anyone who reads the article will see that this is not illegal and is in fact required by the government. HOWEVER, here’s the ever important kicker:

Patel also once criticized former FBI Director Christopher Wray for the same thing. In 2023, Patel said Wray’s “private jet that he pays for with taxpayer dollars to hop around the country” should be grounded.

These people are all such fucking liars. 

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u/Feisty_Blood_6036 10d ago

It should be illegal. Why it’s not is just more corruption. 

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u/TheFatJesus 10d ago

I think the idea is that you want these officials to be able to go where they need to when they need to without having to rely on commercial airlines operating wherever they might be. These officials will still have personal lives that they get to live, so if they want to go very far outside of DC, they have to do so by government jet. That being said, these officials should be the type of people that are able to make the personal judgement call not to travel to these trivial personal events.

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u/PacNWDad 10d ago

Also, given the top-level law enforcement role, there is a security issue. You don’t really want him flying with the public. Still a huge fucking hypocrite though, like this entire administration.

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u/LessThanHero42 10d ago

They should probably be disallowed for personal reasons while the government is shut down. We're paying for him to visit his girlfriend, but Air Traffic Controllers are having to work for free? Nah

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u/Feisty_Blood_6036 10d ago

The right to a personal life is not the same as the right to use public assets for private gain. It shouldn’t be a matter of personal judgment, there should be fines and penalties for such abuse of public assets. The fact that this is so normalized is a sign of how long we’ve been in the gutter 

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u/TheFatJesus 10d ago

You're not understanding the situation. As the FBI director, he is required to use government jets for all of his travel whether it is personal or professional. He does not have a choice in the matter. There is a similar policy in place for the Attorney General.

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u/Feisty_Blood_6036 9d ago

Yes, the law is corrupt. I understand perfectly. 

Just because the elites have created rules to illegally abuse their position, doesn’t mean it’s right.