FBI Director Kash Patel takes agency jet to Italy, plans to attend Olympic hockey games, sources say

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CBS News

Updated on: February 19, 2026 / 5:19 PM EST / CBS News


FBI Director Kash Patel, whose use of a government jet has frequently come under scrutiny, flew on a Justice Department plane Thursday to Italy with plans to attend the Olympic hockey medal rounds, according to public data and sources familiar with the matter.

Public flight data reviewed by CBS News showed the FBI director took off on a government plane Thursday morning for an Air Force base in Italy, after a brief flight from Manassas, Virginia, to Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland Wednesday. Sources also confirmed to CBS News that Patel was en route to Milan, where he is planning to watch the Men's USA Olympic hockey team compete in the medal rounds.

Patel separately sent several posts on social media on Thursday morning in support of the American hockey teams. Patel's plane landed in Italy Thursday evening, local time, according to a source at Flight Radar 24. As part of the trip, Patel is also scheduled to take part in meetings with law enforcement counterparts in Italy, one of the sources added.

FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson, who did not respond to requests for information about the trip before CBS News published this article, said on X afterward, " (I)t's not a personal trip. Director Patel is on a trip that was planned months ago. It includes: partner meetings with Italian law enforcement and security officials (they invited the Director last July), meeting with Ambassador Fertitta (as a follow up to our law enforcement roundtable he hosted in January), meetings with Legat staff, and more."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-director-kash-patel-ice-hockey-flies-agency-jet-to-olympic-hockey-finals-italy/

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More Waste. Fraud. Abuse.

[Irish_Dem]

1. The Trump Crime Syndicate is having the time of their lives.

Living in the lap of luxury on the tax payer dime.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. That was my exact thought too

Living it up in luxury on the taxpayer's dime (and we're lucky to even have that "dime" ).

[Irish_Dem]

5. We won't have it for long if they get their way.

They will take the US down to the studs.

[durablend]

10. And that's the idea

If we get control back, "no money for leftist wants"

Heads they win, tails we lose.

[Irish_Dem]

14. Yep. When GOP wins elections they drive their limos up to the US Treasury

and take it all.

They let Dems into power to fill up the piggy bank again.

[Buddyzbuddy]

2. Must be nice.

[Crowman2009]

3. Hopefully there will be a nice round of boos headed his way.

[Playingmantis]

6. Wouldn't it be a laugh if he got hit with a hockey puck?

[Crowman2009]

15. May even put his eyeballs in the right place.

[surfered]

7. Was his girlfriend on the plane?

[BigmanPigman]

8. They enjoy thumbing their noses at the Dems.

At every opportunity they proudly show how corrupt they are. I think they are the biggest morons thinking that the American citizens, many of whom are struggling financially due to tRump's Big Beautiful Bankrupt America" agenda, are not noticing their flaunting of their Sun King's greed and privilege.

[durablend]

11. They couldn't care less

I think they are the biggest morons thinking that the American citizens, many of whom are struggling financially due to tRump's Big Beautiful Bankrupt America" agenda, are not noticing their flaunting of their Sun King's greed and privilege.

"What you gonna do about it?"

[travelingthrulife]

9. How nice for him. Where's DOGE?

Maybe it's a work gig and he took bullet casings along to scratch antfa memes on them for future false accusations.

[mdbl]

12. They think the U.S. Treasury is their own little piggy bank.

That's what piggies do.

[Old Crank]

13. Did he take his

Sidepiece?

[twodogsbarking]

16. If you listen you may be able to hear the booing.