Patel: FBI ‘kept out’ of early days of Nancy Guthrie investigation

FBI Director Kash Patel said in an interview released Tuesday that his bureau was “kept out” in the first four days of the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.

“The first 48 hours of anyone’s disappearance are the most critical,” Patel told Sean Hannity on his “Hang Out with Sean Hannity” podcast. “And here’s how these cases work. It is a state matter, it’s a state and local law enforcement matter. What we, the FBI, do is say, ‘Hey, we’re here to help. What do you need? What can we do?’”

“And for four days we were kept out of the investigation,” he added.

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on Jan. 31 at her home outside of Tucson, Ariz. Investigators believe she was taken from her house late that night or early the next morning against her will. 

During the interview, Patel touted the FBI’s work on the probe. He said that he called leaders at Google to access surveillance footage captured by Nancy Guthrie’s Ring doorbell camera.

Patel released photos and video captured by the doorbell camera on Feb. 10, which showed a masked........

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