FBI Director Kash Patel Prefers Parties To FBI Office Work, Former Assistant Director Claims

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Jacob BarkerMay 12, 2025, 11:37 amNews >

Former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi recently claimed that FBI Director Kash Patel spends more time at parties than working as the current head of the FBI.

During an episode of MSNBC’s Morning Joe with host Jonathan Lemire, Fligliuzzi said that Patel has been seen at nightclubs more than at the FBI headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover building. “There are reports that daily briefings to him have been changing from every day to maybe twice weekly.”

Patel was recently mocked online for his appearance in military fatigues in a social media video.

Fligliuzzi served as the FBI’s assistant director for counterintelligence and as a special agent for 25 years. Now, he is a columnist and contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. According to Fligliuzzi, his sources revealed that the FBI is in chaos due to Patel’s behavior, and that his absence is a “blessing” and a “curse” due to his lack of field experience.

“If he is trying to run things without experience, things could be bad,” he said. “He’s allowing agents to run things, so we don’t know where this is going.”

According to Fligliuzzi, Patel splits his time between the office in Washington, DC., and his home in Las Vegas, leaving employees not of what’s happening due to Patel’s decreased briefing schedule.

Patel has also come under fire from Senate Democrats, who recently launched an inquiry into his travel on a government aircraft to visit his girlfriend and attend sporting events, including a UFC fight.

Patel was previously an unlikely pick for the director position, having no experience as an FBI agent. He began his career as a public defender. He served in the Department of Justice as a national security prosecutor, an advisor on national security, and senior counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

During his Senate confirmation hearings, a whistleblower claimed that Patel jeopardized a top-secret raid while working at the Department of Justice.