Kash Patel’s “V.I.P. Snorkel” at Pearl Harbor raises new ethical issues
The F.B.I. director was escorted by Navy SEALs at one of the military’s most sacred sites.
From The Times
May 16, 2026

Last summer, the F.B.I. director Kash Patel received a Navy SEAL escort for a “V.I.P. Snorkel” next to one of the military’s most sacred sites: the underwater tomb of the U.S.S. Arizona, which holds the remains of Navy sailors and Marines who died at Pearl Harbor.

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The disclosure comes as Patel faces scrutiny for mixing leisure with official business. →

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