New York Times alleges FBI investigated journalist after report about Patel girlfriend

The New York Times is alleging the FBI investigated one of its journalists after a reporter for the paper wrote an article questioning the security protections of director Kash Patel’s girlfriend, which the bureau and Patel have denied.

FBI agents interviewed Patel’s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins, queried databases for information on Times journalist Elizabeth Williamson and recommended moving forward to determine whether she broke federal stalking laws, the outlet reported, citing a person familiar.

The FBI, in a statement to the Times this week, said “while investigators were concerned about how the aggressive reporting techniques crossed lines of stalking,” it was not pursuing a case against Williamson.

Patel also pushed back on the reporting in an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity.

“The reality is … that this same reporter delivered a baseless story which caused a direct threat of life to my girlfriend,” the FBI director told the host.........

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