Instead of returning to headquarters, Patel dined at an exclusive restaurant in New York as the search unfolded.

During a tense exchange, Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on why the FBI has not released more documents in the Epstein case, asking Patel in slow annunciation: “Did you t...

Senators are also likely to question Patel about the Justice Department’s decision, revealed in an unsigned memo in July, not to release additional materials related to its investigation of Epstein, ...