White House Directed Patel to Run Leak Probe

“The White House directed Kash Patel, the FBI director, to oversee a leak investigation into reporting by The New York Times about security issues with the new Air Force One, leading to a flurry of subpoenas to several Times reporters Friday night,” the New York Times reports.

“Mr. Patel scuttled a planned trip to Chicago and spent roughly eight hours at the White House on Friday, running the investigation from there rather than FBI headquarters — a major departure from historical practice.”