FBI Investigation Into Kash Patel Revealed as More Comprehensive Than Previously Reported A special counsel investigation led by Jack Smith, which began in 2022, examined Kash Patel, who is now the FBI director but was a private citizen at the time. The probe included requests for extensive records from Verizon Communications, including phone, email, text messages, financial information, usernames, IP addresses, and billing details. Two grand jury subpoenas and nondisclosure orders, reviewed by Reuters, revealed the investigation spanned more than two years of Patel’s communications. The subpoenas were issued during investigations into President Donald Trump’s alleged election interference and the handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort. While the nature of Smith’s investigation into Patel remains unclear, the documents show the probe sought records from January 1, 2021, to November 23, 2023, and another from October 1, 2020, through February 22, 2023. Reuters could not confirm whether the investigation into Susie Wiles, a former White House Chief of Staff, was similarly expanded. Special Counsel Jack Smith, appointed in 2022, had previously subpoenaed Patel and Wiles’ phone records while they were involved in Trump’s 2024 campaign. The new documents indicate the probe into Patel was more extensive than previously reported, with demands for detailed financial and digital records. FBI spokesman Ben Williamson stated the records demonstrated improper actions by Smith and the FBI during the investigation. U.S. Magistrate Judge James Mazzone issued a nondisclosure order in November 2022, citing concerns about witness intimidation, evidence tampering, and flight risks.#fbi_director_kash_patel #special_counsel_jack_smith #verizon_communications #mar_a_lago_resort #us_magistrate_judge_james_mazzone
