Kash Patel’s appointment as FBI director seems to be coming with conditions: He wants to live part-time in Las Vegas and work remotely, far away from FBI headquarters in Washington.
Why Las Vegas? Patel has long called the city home, but what’s most intriguing is his actual place of residence. The FBI director lives at a home owned by Michael Muldoon, a Republican Party megadonor who runs shady time-share companies, reported the Nevada Independent earlier this month. Muldoon has been sued over allegations of running a “bait and switch” scheme in his time-shares, where “owners” didn’t actually own their properties and were gouged for fees at the same time.
Closest I can get is a story from the WSJ that states he told officials he will spend a lot of time working from Las Vegas, where he’s been living the past several years.
Does that count? I don’t think the Journal is far left, is it?
Doesn’t say he will always be working from home all the time as he wants his personal trainer to be allowed access to his DC office.
He also got a second job running another law-enforcement agency, an unusual arrangement given that being FBI director is seen as one of the toughest jobs in government.
And this is great!
He ordered new decor for his Washington office and asked for his personal trainer to be cleared to enter the building for his workouts.
Past directors rarely attended Washington social events—to avoid being alone with a lawmaker or chief executive who might make an uncomfortable request—and cultivated an office dress code of suits and ties. Patel has been spotted around Washington, including a party at the British ambassador’s residence on Wednesday. He also showed up to the regional meeting without a jacket.
Relevant to the discussions about Zelensky:
“I’m not planning on wearing a suit, and I don’t expect you to wear one,” Patel said.
Only that article doesn’t confirm Patel will be working at home. I see why you would like it though. It is a hodgepodge of innuendos and rumors, ranging from saying unspecified person or people from Trumps first administration didn’t think he was qualified to tattling that he showed up at a meeting without a coat.
