Kash Patel Accused of Directing $1m to 'Slush Fund' to Pay Bonuses to Loyalist Agents
Congressman Jamie Raskin alleges FBI director authorized substantial recurring payments to agents in his inner circle
TL;DR
- FBI Director Kash Patel is accused of authorizing over $1 million in taxpayer-funded bonus payments to loyalist agents.
- Representative Jamie Raskin alleges these payments form a 'personal slush fund' potentially violating federal law.
- Some agents reportedly received nearly $8,000 every two weeks, even while at the federal salary ceiling.
- The rapid disbursements drained FBI reserve accounts set aside for bonus payments.
- The main beneficiaries were agents on Patel's 'director's advisory team,' tasked with discrediting Trump investigators.
- Raskin raised concerns that payments to security detail agents might silence witnesses to Patel's alleged erratic behavior and drinking.
- Patel is suing The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick over an article detailing his alleged conduct.
- Raskin also cited politically motivated firings of FBI officials and counterintelligence agents.